Apple Dumplings

By amaliana

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup milk
• 6 apples, peeled and cored
• sugar, butter and cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups hot water
• dash of cinnamon
• dash of nutmeg

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 450F.

2. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening. Add milk and stir to form soft dough. On a lightly floured board, knead to shape then roll out to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into 6 squares, about 6 to 7-inches each. Place an apple on each square. Top each apple with a little sugar, a dab of butter and a generous sprinkling of cinnamon. Bring dough up to cover apple and pinch edges to seal. Place in a greased pan with the sealed edges face down in the pan.

3. Combine brown sugar, butter, hot water, nutmeg and cinnamon; pour over dumplings. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F and bake until dough is golden brown and cooked through.