Quick Apple Dumpling*

By Bailey1_

A recipe given to me by Phyllis Ryan and I remade it to lower the sugar content.

Ingredients

• 4 medium Granny Smith apples
• 2 (8-count) packages refrigerated crescent roll dough
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup very finely chopped pecans
• 2 Tablespoons Arrow root or corn starch to thicken the juice.

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9x13 baking dish.
2. Peel and core apples Cut each apple into fourths. Unroll and separate Crescent roll dough. Wrap each apple section in a Crescent triangle. Place in the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
3. Combine butter, sugar and orange juice in a medium
sauce pan. In a cup put 2 Tablespoon cornstarch add a small amount of the liquid and stir. Heat the juice liquid to near hot and add a small amount to the cornstarch mixture and add this to the hot juice. cook until thickened.
Remove from heat stir in vanilla. Pour over apples and sprinkle pecans over the top.
4. Bake 30 minutes or until crust is golden.