Apple Dumpling Dessert
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
-
Pastry
- 4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1⁄3 cups shortening
- 8 -9 tablespoons cold water
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Filling
- 8 cups chopped peeled tart apples
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-
Syrup
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- whipped topping (optional)
- vanilla ice cream (optional)
directions
- In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with water, 1 T. at a time, and toss with a fork until dough can be formed into a ball. Divide dough into four parts.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll one part of the dough to fit the bottom of an ungreased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Place in dish; top with a third of the apples. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle a third over apples. Repeat layers of pastry, apples and cinnamon-sugar twice. Roll out the remaining dough to fit the top of dish and place on top. Using a sharp knife, cut 2 inch slits through all layers at once.
- For syrup, bring water and sugar to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over top crust. Bake at 400 for 35-40 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Serve warm with whipped topping or ice cream if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Courtly
United States