Apple Dumplings

• Ingredients

  For The Crust

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• 3 cups all-purpose flour
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• 1/2 tsp salt
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• 10 tbsp butter unsalted, cold and cut into cubes
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• 8 tbsp shortening cold and cut into cubes
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• 6 tbsp ice water or more as needed

For Brown Sugar Syrup

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• 1 cup water
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• 2 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
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• 1 cup brown sugar packed
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• 1 tsp cinnamon

For Dumplings

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• 4 medium apples peeled, cut half in and cored
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• 2 tbsp butter unsalted, cut into 8 pieces
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• 3 tbsp brown sugar packed
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1 tsp cinnamon

 

Instructions

• Start by making the crust. Add the flour, salt, butter, shortening to the bowl of your mixer and mix to incorporate. Start adding a little bit of water at a time, and keep adding until the dough starts to come together.
• Dump the dough onto your work surface and divide it into 2 pieces. Wrap each piece of dough in plastic wrap then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• To make the brown sugar syrup, add all the syrup ingredients together in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn the heat down to a simmer and let the syrup reduce to about half, should take about 8 to 10 minutes.
• In the meantime prepare the apples. Peel the apples, cut them in half and remove the core.
• In a small bowl mix together the 3 tbsp of brown sugar with 1 tsp of cinnamon.
• Take 2 tablespoons of butter, cut it into 8 small pieces and roll each piece in the sugar cinnamon mixture. Place each butter piece in the center of each apple.
• Preheat your oven to 425 F degrees.
• On a floured surface, roll out one of the pieces of crust and cut it out into 4 pieces. Each piece of has to be big enough to folder over the apple completely.
• Fold the crust over the apples, use a bit of water if necessary to wet your finger and run it along the edge of the crust. Pinch off any excess dough.
• Pour about a ladle of the brown sugar syrup into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place the apple dumplings in the baking dish and pour the remaining syrup over the apples.
• Bake for about 40 minutes or until the apple dumplings are golden brown.
• Let the dumplings cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.  Source: https://www.jocooks.com/baking/pastries/apple-dumplings/