I made a double batch of these earlier today. For me, this is what marks the official beginning of the fall season. My townhouse still smells AMAZING. Being the first batch of the year, I was quite happy they came out spot on! Not too mushy and not too firm.
Apple Dumplings
2 cups water
1 ½ cup sugar
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
8 drops red food coloring
Note: If using the gel food coloring, 4 drops is enough since the drops of gel are, at least with my drops, bigger thank liquid drops.
½ cup butter
2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
¾ cup shortening
½ cup milk
6 baking apples, peeled and cored
Note: Good baking apples are Jonagold, Granny Smith, Braeburn, Cortland, and Gala – I used gala since they were handy this time around; I have also used Honey Crisp in the past which are very sweet.
Syrup:
Mix first 5 ingredients, cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add butter. Note: I just drop in the butter chopped into chunks and it melts pretty quickly, especially if already softened.
Sift dry ingredients, cut in shortening. I just use a fork and mash it in until it's all mixed well.
Add milk all at once, stir till moistened. (doesn't take long).
Separate the dough into 6 balls and roll individually to cover the apples (the original recipe had you roll out all the dough at once but this did not work well for me in portioning it out).
Place apple on rolled out dough, sprinkle with mixture of sugar cinnamon, nutmeg; dot with butter. Note: I sprinkled a little of the liquid from earlier and dotted with a part of a stick of butter I'd softened in the microwave – too much liquid sprinkled and it will get gooey to work with so careful.
Moisten edges of pastry, bring corners together in center, pinch edges together. Note: Using the liquid, I didn't need to moisten; also I barely ever have enough dough to overlap at the top of the apples (see below).
Place in ungreased 13 x 9 pan. Pour syrup over, bake at 375 for 35 – 40 minutes.
NOTE: If you are like me, you'll find it frustrating that when you go to put the pastry around the apples, it most likely won't fit. Apples these days must be humongous compared to days of old. This is why I started rolling out the dough separate for each apple. pull it up as far as it will go on the apple and when you are all done, get the apple in your hands and just kind of "press" the dough into shape molding it around the apple. In the end, you'll have a dough covered apple and it will be great. If it rips, just stretch it back together and pinch the edges together. It's all worth it in the end.
Baking time… Bigger apples require the upper end time to really get the apples tender. I've gone up to 45 minutes. However, keep an eye on them because you don't want to go so far as to burn or totally dry out your dough.
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Oh that looks so good!
+Basil Doeringsfeld Cuz you commented earlier. 😉
don't think I have seen them over here. Recipe copied to Drive for future ref.
+Stephen Brown If you try it, let me know how you like them. 🙂
Will do, thanks
Sweet! Thanks.
mm mm good! 🙂
Doooood. I need to do this.
I can smell them across the states.
Oh, we're SO making these this year! Thanks for sharing +Scott Cramer
AMAZING ! Could you please give me the receipt ? but for let's say 6 of them because I live alone and more than 6 is too much for one time .Thank you !
My favorite aunt used to make these for me. 🙂
I'm going to try out your recipe sometime soon!
+Marty Bluet The recipe as typed is for six! I just like to do a double if I'm already baking!
where is it? I didn't see it
Om nom nom…. Needs to make!
oh I see !
Big shindig for my father's birthday next month. Will look at making these for the dessert 🙂
hmm sessy food with apples. Have you thought about basting them with milk/egg mix before baking them?
+Dirk Reul Hmm… Nope! I've only completely covered them in the syrup mixture before popping them into the oven.
I like DEM APPLES even MOAR over here… I mean fruit…ycupsize! ;0 Nice +foodporn !
Ah gotcha, +Scott Cramer the milk/egg wash would just allow them to brown with a shine, but the syrup will soak into the dough. you could do both if you baste them later on in the process by the way. I will have to make these when it gets colder for all the tasty reasons 🙂
I'm going apple picking the Saturday after next. This is on the list of creations add well as pie and a few other things that I've been lax about creating.
Bake all the things!
Apple all the things!
It is my second favorite fruit.
Will be checking the local apple orchard today to see if I missed my chance to pick. I never remember when to head out until it's literally slim pickings!
It's about to hit prime time for us here in new England
Scoop of ice cream and your good to go. They have something almost identical to this at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. It's pretty much my favorite thing there.
Sounds yummy, never heard of them before!