Apple Dumplings
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Ingredients
  • Syrup:
  • 2 & ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cup water
  • ¼ t. cinnamon
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 T. vanilla
  • Apples:
  • 5 cups - about 7 medium apples, room temperature
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ t. cinnamon
  • Dough:
  • 2 & ½ cups flour
  • 2 & ½ t. baking powder
  • 1 & ¼ t. salt
  • ¾ cup plus 3 T. shortening
  • ½ cup plus 2 T. milk
  • Soft butter to spread on dough and pan
  • 5 T. butter to top apples
Instructions
  1. Apples: Peel, core and chop fine, 5 cups apples.
  2. Set aside.
  3. Syrup: in a sauce pan, mix sugar, water, cinnamon, butter and vanilla.
  4. Dissolve, and heat to warm. Shut heat off.
  5. Dough:
  6. In large bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt.
  7. With a fork, blend in shortening.
  8. Blend in milk.
  9. On floured surface, roll dough into a 12 by 18 inch rectangular shape the thickness of a pie crust.
  10. Coat with softened butter.
  11. Sprinkle apples with a mix of sugar and cinnamon.
  12. Spread on dough.
  13. Dot with butter and roll up like jelly roll.
  14. A few rips will not hurt the outcome.
  15. Cut rounds 1 & ½ inch thick.
  16. In a 9x13 buttered pan, place cut side down, leaving space between, 3 across, 4 down.
  17. Quickly reheat syrup to hot.
  18. Very gently pour the hot syrup slowly over the dumplings, and between them.
  19. Bake for 1 hour at 400 degrees.
  20. Carefully remove juicy dumplings from the oven.
  21. Let sit for 3 to 4, or more hours. The liquid will be absorbed.
  22. Do not refrigerate.
  23. If served the next day, cover and warmed slightly for 10 to 15 minutes @ 275.
  24. Serve with real whipped cream.
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at http://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2021/03/29/apple-dumplings/