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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 <[email protected]>

 Recipe FROM: <news:[email protected]>,
              <news:rec.food.cooking/1554501>

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