Dessert
(Pastry
)
Apple Dumplings
Contributor: Brenda
35 minutes
375
SYRUP:
2
cups
sugar
2
cups
water
1/4
tsp
cinnamon
1/4
cup
butter
DOUGH
2
cups
flour
1
tsp
salt
2
tsp
baking powder
3/4
cup
shortening
1/2
cup
milk
Heat syrup ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Set aside. Stir together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in
shortening. Add milk all at once and stir until moistened. Divide dough into 4-6 equal balls. Roll out each ball
to about 1/4 in. thick. Top dough circles with sliced apples and sprinkle with additional sugar, cinnamon and a
pat of butter. Fold edges of dough circle over the top of the apples and fasten with a toothpick. Pour syrup
over apples and bake for 35 minutes at 375. Baste occasionally.
Edition: 5