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Apple Dumpling Ingredients

Pastry

• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk

Filling

• 1 cup sugar
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 8 apples (cut in 8 parts each)

Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 7 tablespoons butter or margarine
• dash of cinnamon
• dash of nutmeg
• 1 3/4 cup hot water

Directions for Apple Dumplings

Sift flour before measuring.  Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.  Cut in shortening until mixture resembles meal.  Add milk to form soft dough.  Roll dough 1/8 inch thick.  Cut into circles large enough to enclose apples.  Pare and core apples; cut into eighths.  Place enough apples, about 2 1/2  teaspoons cinnamon mixture, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine in center of circle of dough.  Wrap and place in well greased baking dish, allowing space between dumplings.
Combine syrup ingredients and when boiling hot, pour around apple dumplings.  Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, then decrease heat to 350 degrees and bake until apples aare tender (about 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown.