Apple Dumplings I Recipe

Apple Dumplings I Recipe

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 6 apples
  • 2 tablespoons red currant jelly
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons apple juice
  • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large shallow baking dish.
  2. Roll dough into a 18×12 inch rectangle that's 1/8 inch thick. Cut dough into 6 squares.
  3. Combine butter, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar. Peel and core apples. Place one apple on each square of pastry. In center of each apple place 1 teaspoon red currant jelly. Spread spice mixture over each apple; bring points of pastry together and seal. Place apples in the prepared baking dish with the seams either on top or underneath the apples.
  4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes. In a saucepan combine boiling water, granulated sugar, and apple juice. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Pour over baked apples and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Baste frequently. Serve warm. Makes 6 servings.
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