Apple Dumplings II

Name: Apple Dumplings II
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 apples, peeled and cored; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 6 Tbsps butter; 473 milliliters sifted all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 118 milliliters milk; 6 drops red food coloring; 1 teaspoon salt; 158 milliliters shortening; 355 milliliters water; 6 teaspoons white sugar

Apple Dumplings II might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 584 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have shortening, ground cinnamon, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, water, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and food coloring. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons butter. Set aside.

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Food Color

Cinnamon

Butter

Nutmeg

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in shortening, using knives or pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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Shortening

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Blender

Pour in milk, all at once, and stir to form a dough. On a floured surface, roll dough into a 1/4 inch thick, 12x18 rectangle.

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Dough

Milk

Roll

Cut into 6 - 6 inch squares.

Place a whole, peeled and cored apple in the center of each pastry square. Dust each apple with a mixture of the of sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Dot with a tablespoon of butter. Moisten the edges of the pastry square, bring the corners together at the top of the apple, and press edges together to seal.

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Cinnamon

Butter

Nutmeg

Apple