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Leola's Apple Dumplings

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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.