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Finished Apple Dumplings in individual Dishes
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Apple Dumplings Recipe

If you love apple pie, then you will enjoy this Apple Dumplings Recipe. It's full of cinnamon and apple flavor, perfect for fall!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword 1970's Recipe, Apple, Apple Dessert, Apple Dumplings, Dessert, Dumplings
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 6
Author Heidi Bruaw

Equipment

  • 6 Ramekin or Souffle Dishes
  • 1 Apple Peeler and Corer

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 3 Tablespoons Cinnamon Candies like Red Hots
  • ¼ Cup Butter
  • 6 Apples like Granny Smith
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • ¼ teaspoon Nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
  • ¾ Cup Shortening
  • ½ Cup Milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Grease 6 souffle dishes (or other individual baking dishes) and set aside.
  • Using a saucepan on the stove, make a syrup with 1 cup sugar, water, and the cinnamon candies; stirring constantly. Cook until cinnamon candies are dissolved.
  • Add butter and set aside.
  • Peel, core, and slice apples.
  • Sprinkle with lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
  • In a separate bowl, sift and measure flour. Add salt and baking powder. Then sift again. Cut in shortening.
  • Add milk and stir until mixture is moistened.
  • Roll out onto floured board into a sheet about 18 by 12 inches. Cut into 6 6-inch squares.
  • Put mound of apples on each square. Moisten edges of pastries with water. Bring the four corners up over the apples and pinch the sides together.
  • Transfer to individual baking dishes and pour the cinnamon syrup around the dumplings.
  • Bake at 350° for 1 hour.