Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

• 2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup milk
• Peel 6 - 8 apples
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• Dot each square with a tablespoon of butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter

Method

1. 1

   Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.

2. 2

   Work in shortening.

3. 3

   Make a hole in flour and add milk.

4. 4

   Knead lightly into a ball.

5. 5

   Roll into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick and cut into 6 pieces.

6. 6

   Peel apples and divide between squares of dough.

7. 7

   Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar.

8. 8

   Dot with butter, bring corners of dough together.

9. 9

   Make syrup with brown sugar, water, granulated sugar, and butter.

10. 10

    Bake at 350° or 375° for 1 hour or until apples are done.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Favorite recipes of Alexandria Ward (1952) by Va.) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alexandria Ward (Alexandria, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

APPLE DUMPLINGS Sift together: 2 cups cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Work in lightly with finger tips: 2/3 cup shortening Make hole in flour and add: 1/3 cup milk Knead lightly into ball. Roll into rectangle about 1/4 inch thick and cut 6 pieces. Peel 6 - 8 apples and divide between 6 squares of dough. Sprinkle with mixture of: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup brown sugar Dot each square with a tablespoon of butter and bring up corners of dough and pinch together. a Make a syrup of these ingredients and while hot pour over dumplings. 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 cups water 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter

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