Old-fashioned Apple Dumplings |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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From Gourmet foods this unique little apple dumpling takes some preparing but it is worthwhile and enchantingly presented. My family was really surprised as they know I do not consider myself a baker. Well, it is apple time! Read more ! Great with cinnamon ice cream or any ice cream Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 tsp salt |
8 tbsp light brown sugar |
1 cup shortening |
1/2 cup diced mixed fruit |
2 tbsp butter |
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon |
6 small golden delicious apples (6 oz each) |
1 large egg, beaten |
6 whole cloves |
Directions:
1. In large bowl, mix flour, salt, and 2 tbsp brown sugar
2. - With pastry blender or two knives used scissor fashion, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. - Stir in 5 - 6 tbsp cold water until dough holds together, set aside.
4. - In small bowl, mix dried fruit, butter, 4 tbsp brown sugar, and 1 tsp cinnamon.
5. - Peel apples.
6. - With melon baller, remove cores but do not go all the way through to bottom.
7. - Press dried fruit mixture into cavities.
8. - Preheat oven to 400 F.
9. - Grease 15 x 10 jelly roll pan.
10. - Reserve 1/3 cup dough.
11. - On floured surface, with rolling pin, roll out remaining dough, using a ruler to help push and shape dough into 21 x 14 rectangle.
12. - Cut dough into 6 - 7 squares.
13. - On waxed paper, mix remaining 2 tbsp brown sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
14. - Roll an apple in sugar mixture.
15. - Center apple on a dough square; brush edges of dough with some beaten egg.
16. - Bring dough up over top of apple.
17. - Press to shape; seal edges.
18. - Place dumpling in jelly roll pan.
19. - Repeat with remaining apples, sugar mixture, and dough squares, and more beaten egg, to make 6 dumplings in all.
20. - Roll reserved dough 1/4 thick.
21. - Using knife, cut out as many leaves as possible; reroll scraps and cut out more leaves.
22. - Score leaves with back of knife to make veins.
23. - Brush dumplings with egg.
24. - Press in cloves for stems.
25. - Bake dumplings 35 - 40 minutes, until pastry is golden and apples are tender when pierced with knife.
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