Apple dumplings with honey sauce
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | mediums | Apples |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Baking Powder |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemon Juice |
| 2 | cups | Sifted Flour |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅓ | cup | Milk |
| 6 | tablespoons | Honey |
| ¾ | cup | Honey |
| 2 | tablespoons | Shortening |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| Honey Sauce----- | ||
Directions
Dumplings:
Pare and core apples. Sift flour with baking powder and ½ tsp salt; cut in shortening. Add milk, mixing until soft dough is formed. Roll dough into 12 x 8 inch rectangle; cut into 6 squares. Place an apple in each square. Combine butter, honey, lemon juice and ¼ tsp salt; blend well. Fill apple centers with mixture. Moisten edges of dough with cold water. Bring 4 corners of dough over top of apple; press edges together firmly. Place in greased 10 x 10 x 2 inch pan.
Honey Sauce:
Combine honey, butter, shortening, and salt with 1½ cups of water.
Bring to a boil; boil for 5 mins. Pour over dumplings. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Bake at 400 F for 30 to 35 mins.
Yield: 6 servings.
Recipe By : Appalachian Mountain Country Cookin' - Christian Relief
From: Dan Klepach Date: 04-23-95 (159) Fido: Cooking