Apple Dumplings

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Apple Dumplings

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1 recipe for double pie crust

6 apples (cooking - Macoun, Empire or your choice)

Brown sugar

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Butter

 

For The Syrup:

 

1 cup of sugar

1 3/4 cups of water

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

4 tablespoons of butter

 

Wash, peel and core apples, leaving them whole. Roll out

pastry and cut in squares (large enough to cover apples).

Place apples on pastry squares. Fill core (cavity) of the

6 apples with brown sugar. Sprinkle on top of brown sugar

the cinnamon and nutmeg. Top with a dot of butter. Wrap

apples with pastry and seal. Boil syrup ingredients for

3 minutes. Arrange apples in shallow pan, pour syrup over

all and place in preheated 500 degree oven for 5 to 7 minutes.

Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 35 to 40 minutes.