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Apple Dumpling Recipe

By Diana Rattray, About.com

Apple dumplings from our forum.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2/3 c. Crisco
  • 1/4 c. water
  • 1/2 c. sugar, divided
  • 6 tbsp. butter, divided
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon, divided
  • 6 tart cooking apples
  • .
  • Syrup:
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 2 c. water
  • 4 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tbsp. Red Hots candy

Preparation:

Sift 2 cups flour with salt. Make a paste of 1/4 cup of the flour and 1/4 cup water. Cut Crisco into remaining flour, then stir in flour paste. Mix thoroughly and divide into 6 portions. Roll each piece into 7 or 8 inch circles. Peel apples and core. Set each apple in center of circle. In core hole, put 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon butter, 6 red hots and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Fold up dough around each apple and seal tightly. Arrange in a 2 inch deep baking dish. Make a syrup of sugar, water and butter and red hots; bring to a boil. Pour the syrup over dumplings in baking dish and bake at 425° for 40 to 50 minutes. Baste the dumplings with the syrup frequently while baking.

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