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Title: Western Apple Dumplings
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 4 Servings
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2 c Sugar
2 tb Butter
2 c Water
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Nutmeg
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4 Cooking apples
Sugar; cinnamon, and nutmeg;
- for sprinkling
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2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening
Milk; to make a soft dough
Here is a delightful recipe for Western Apple Dumplings, a dish
that marries humble ingredients with rustic charm.
Syrup:
Put the ingredients for the syrup together first, and let them boil
down rather thick while paring and slicing the apples, and preparing
the pastry.
Pastry:
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together, and cut or rub in
the shortening as for biscuits; add just enough milk to make a soft
dough. (Or, if you prefer, use prepared biscuit mix, with cream
instead of milk to moisten it.)
Roll out medium thin on a lightly floured board and cut into 5"
squares.
In the center of each square arrange a mound of apple slices, sprinkle
generously with sugar, add a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg, and a dot of
butter, and fold the corners over so that all the apple is covered.
Place these upside-down in a large, flat pudding pan which has been
buttered. When all the dumplings are arranged, prick their tops with a
fork, then pour the heavy syrup over them and bake until slightly
browned in a moderate oven.
Serve warm, preferably with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a drizzle
of fresh cream. Magnifique!
Experiment! Add a splash of bourbon to the syrup, or toss in toasted
pecans with the apples.
Recipe by MummyChunk <
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Recipe FROM: <news:
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