Amish Apple Dumplings

By jab120638

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 1 1/4 1 1/4
• cups cups sugar
• 1/2 1/2 1/2
• teaspoon teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 1/2 1/2
• teaspoon teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 2 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 1/4 2 1/4 2 1/4
• cups cups all-pupose flour
• 2/3 2/3 2/3
• cup cup shortening
• 6 6 6 small apples

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from recipelion.com

Preparation

Step 1

Dry Mixes

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

For syrup, mix 1 cup of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1 3/4 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter.

For pastry, mix flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening until coarse crumbs form.

Add 6 to 8 tablespoons water, a little at a time, mixing until moistened. Form into a ball.

Peel and core apples. Place one fruit on each pastry square.

Combine remaining sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Sprinkle over fruit.

Place in an 11x7x1 1/2 inch baking pan. Pour syrup over.