Leola’s Apple Dumplings
Served at the Grant House in Rush City, MInnesota.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 crisp apples like McIntosh or Cortland
- 6 squares of pie pastry
- sugar
- cinnamon
- butter
Sauce
- 3 cups water
- 1½ cups sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°.
- Peel and core the apples, placing in a deep bowl of water with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice has been added. This will keep apples from browning.
- Roll out the pie crust dough and cut into 6 squares, large enough to wrap around the apples. Place apple in the center of each square. In the cored apple, add equal parts sugar and cinnamon until half full. Add ½ teaspoon of butter and fill up with sugar and cinnamon.
- Wrap apples by bringing point of dough together and gently pressing the edges together. If edges will not stick, dab a little milk on edges and then press together. Put into a baking pan, being sure dumplings don't touch each other.
- Combine the water, sugar, butter, and cinnamon for the sauce in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for 1 minute, then pour over apples.
- Bake for approximately 1 hour.
