Cinnamon-Caramel Apple Dumplings With Golden Raisins
Need a vegetarian side dish? Cinnamon-Caramel Apple Dumplings With Golden Raisins could be a super recipe to try. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 899 calories, 8g of protein, and 35g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up piecrusts, firmly brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.
Instructions
Unroll piecrusts onto a lightly floured surface; cut dough into 12 (10- x 1-inch) strips, reserving dough scraps for later use. Crisscross 2 strips of dough on surface, forming an "X".
Place 1 apple in center of "X". Spoon 1 Tbsp. raisins into apple core, pressing raisins to compact. Pull strips up and over apple, pressing dough into core; trim off excess, if necessary. Repeat with remaining piecrust strips, apples, and raisins.
Reroll remaining dough scraps.
Cut leaf shapes from dough using a paring knife. Gently score designs in leaves using knife.
Stir together egg and 1 Tbsp. water; brush dough strips on apples with egg mixture. Gently press leaves onto dough strips at top of apples; brush leaves with egg mixture.
Whisk together melted butter and next 4 ingredients; pour mixture into 6 (6-inch) cast-iron skillets.
Place 1 apple in center of each skillet.
Bake at 425 for 20 to 25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown, shielding apple tops with aluminum foil after 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.
Remove from oven. Press 1 cinnamon stick into center of each apple to resemble a stem.
Drizzle sauce in skillets over apples.
To bake in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish: Prepare recipe as directed through Step
Whisk together melted butter and next 4 ingredients; pour mixture into baking dish.
Place apples in baking dish. Proceed with recipe as directed.