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| Apple Dumplings |
| Ingredients: 1/1/4 cups sugar 1/2 teapsoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teapsoon ground nutmet 2 tablespons mararine 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup shortening 6 small apples To Make syrup: Mix 1 cup of the sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1 3/4 cups water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 5 mintues. Remove from heat; stir in margarine. To Make the Pastry: Mix flour and 1/ 4 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening until coarse crumbs form. (This can be done in a food processor, by pulsing several times.) Once coarse crumbs form, remove from food processor, if using one. Add 6-8 tablspoons cold water, a little at a time, mixing with a fork until moistened. Form the dough into a ball. Roll into an 18 x 12 - inch rectangle. Cut into six 6-inch squares. Directions: Wash and dry the apples. Peel and core apples. Place one fruit on each pastry square. Combine remaining sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Sprinkle over fruit. Moisten edges of pastry; fold corners to center atop fruit. Pich to seal. Place in an 11 x7 x 1 1/2 inch baking pan. Pur syrup over. Bake in a 375 F. degrees oven about 45 mintues or till fruit is tender and pastry is brown. Serve with ice cream, if desired. |
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