Old-Fashioned Apple Raisin Dumplings
Old-Fashioned Apple Raisin Dumplings might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 647 calories, 9g of protein, and 19g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 hours and 45 minutes.
Instructions
Toss together all filling ingredients.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar into a bowl. Blend in butter and shortening with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add 1/2 cup milk and stir with a fork just until mixture is moistened.
Turn out dough onto a floured work surface and gently knead 7 to 8 times, or until a soft dough forms (do not overwork dough, or dumplings will be tough).
Roll out dough on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a rough 16- by 11-inch rectangle (about 3/4 inch thick). Trim to a 15- by 10-inch rectangle. Halve dough lengthwise, then cut crosswise in thirds (to form 6 squares).
Divide filling among centers of squares. Bring all 4 corners together over filling and pinch together to seal.
Transfer dumplings to a well-buttered 13- by 9- by 2-inch ceramic or glass baking dish and arrange about 1 inch apart.
Brush tops with remaining 1/2 tablespoon milk and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar.
Bring cider and brown sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Pour syrup around dumplings, then bake dumplings until golden brown and syrup is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes.