Amish Apple Dumplings
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Amish Apple Dumplings

1. Cooking spray -
2. Baking apples, peeled and cored - 6 medium
3. All-purpose flour - 2 cups
4. Baking powder - 2 ½ teaspoons
5. Salt - ½ teaspoon
6. Shortening - ⅔ cup
7. Milk - ½ cup
8. Brown sugar, divided - 3 cups
9. Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
10. Water - 2 cups
11. Butter - ¼ cup
12. Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Amish Apple Dumplings

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Set apples aside in a cold water bath while you prepare the dough.

3. Stage

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add shortening and cut together with a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly. Add milk and stir until dough comes together.

4. Stage

Combine 1 cup brown sugar and cinnamon in another bowl. Separate dough into six equal portions and roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Place an apple in the center of each dough portion and fill the core with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Wrap each apple in dough and place into the prepared pan.

5. Stage

Combine remaining brown sugar, water, butter, and nutmeg in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Pour syrup over dumplings.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until dough is golden brown and apples are soft, about 40 minutes.