Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2009

Yummy! I made this following the directions to a T. I however thought it needed some improvements. So the second time I made it I made some changes. The pastry to me was a pain to roll and once it was baked wasn't quiet what I expected it to be. I used half butter and half shortening for the pastry and then stuck it in the fridge for about an hour. This one step made such a difference! I cut the apples into chunks and cooked them until just tender with water, sugar and cinnamon. I cooled them before using them. Oh and I made more of the sauce because there wasn't enough for everyone to pour a little over the dumpling and icecream. Anyhow, I thought this recipe was worth tinkering with so thanks for posting it!

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jessay3

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2009

I thought these turned out great. I had some trouble rolling out the pastry but that could have just been me seeing as I'm new to this. But these tasted awesome!

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

Simply delicious!!! And the easiest pie crust I've ever made. I substituted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter for butter and used this and Canola Oil in place of shortening.

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2009

Not too crazy about this recipe.

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Maribel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Raymondville, Texas, USA

Living In: Humble, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 3, 2009

These were awesome!! They are as good as the local county fair (and that is saying a LOT). The only thing that would make them better is making the pastry myself (I cheated by using pre-made pie crusts... not good with pastry). Love the syrup topping. The second time around I halved the apples/pastry to make smaller servings; this worked just fine and the still came out perfect. Thanks for the great recipe... I never knew apple dumplings could be this easy.

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flexo426

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Living In: Marion Heights, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

I absolutely love this recipe. I didn't change a thing. They came out perfect! Super easy too! I'm going to try this same recipe, but use pears instead. I'll use green food coloring to match. Can't wait!

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Tanya

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

I had some leftovr apples I wanted to do something with before they went bad, and this was a great recipe. The dough was a little difficult to work with and I may try some changes with it in the future but the Dumplings were a big hit!

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dawn marie

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

Oh man. These were yummy. Used 1 & 1/2 times the dough, and cut 4 large apples in half to make 8 dumplings. Omitted the food coloring. These were oh so good!

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Kristin

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Home Town: Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2008

Great Grandma gave me a list of ingredients for her recipe but no directions. I guess she assumed I KNOW something about baking. This recipe helped me recreate great grandma's dumplings and my husband and kids couldn't be happier since great grandma has given up baking.

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2008

These were delicious and turned out great. The only time-consuming part is peeling and coring the apples. But it was well worth it. My husband was impressed.

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Kalie

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2008

My kids are woofing these down, my son, who won't touch apple pie loves these. This was so much easier than I thought it would be. The crust is exceptionally easy to work with. Took others suggestions and cut apples in half, and increased the crust by 1/2- ended up with 11 halves covered. Used all brown sugar,as suggested by another reviewer, and increased apple sugar/cinnamon, rolled the apple in mixture then put a tablespoon of brown sugar-cinnamon in apple cavity,put about a 1/2 tsp of butter on top of that(1/2 tbs seemed like it would be way too much) put flat side down on square and folded up, put flat side down on baking sheet. Only used half of the syrup, which I poured only on the bottom as per another reviewers suggsetion. Came out nice and crispy, not soggy as one would suspect after pouring the syrup on the bottom. We'll definately have these again.

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2008

somrthing went wrong with the dough so i had a pie dough already made so i used that, but i'm going to make it again and see how it comes out..

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kenzie

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2007

I am a culinary student and used this recipe for a project. What a hit! My chef instructor and classmates loved it! I made a second batch of the syrup, added a little heavy cream and made it into a caramel sauce. Thanks! This will be made again.

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Debby D.

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2007

I made this w/Granny Smith apples. I followed several people's advice and quartered the apples - - this made them manageable and the servings were more realistic. Plus, there was more crust to apple, and let's face it, that's where it's at! The crust is very light and delicate - - different from your average "pie crust", and I would definitely find many more ways to use it. Oh, and the syrup was heavenly. I skipped the food coloring, and I think it was that much more appealing. Bon Apetit!!!

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Wannabe Amish

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2007

This is a 5 if you either double the pastry or halve the apples. I cut 6x6 squares as the recipe said and a whole apple just wouldn't fit!! so I used half an apple in each square. It was perfect! In future I will use half an apple because the apple to pastry ratio was perfect when cooked. This is delicious! The syrup is yummy!

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2007

These dumplings are very good and easy to make...the pastry is very tasty,flaky and light. I put 1 egg yoke and about 3 Tablespoons milk mixed and brushed over the top before dusting with cinnamon sugar mixture on top of dumplings and poured the sauce just into the bottom of the pan before baking. I did as others suggested and cut Large green apples from my orchard into quarters used less and kept the dough recipe the same...made about seven nice servings. This recipes a keeper! Thank you Beverly

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Sylvia

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Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2007

Love it, Love it, Love it!!!! I've used this recipe many times and have even made it for the in-laws 2 Christmas' ago... big hit, although some of the old timers thought it was too sweet. Very filling. I usually make extra apples and freeze them for later use, that way all i have to do is make the syrup and bake em. The hubby LOVES em!!!

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2007

I definitely recommend serving these warm out of the oven with ice cream for a nice contrast. I planned on making these with an entire apple and leaving it whole.. but as I was making it I decided that it would be much better to slice the apple up a bit and use a little bit less. It just would've been too much. Also, I didnt think the syrup was quite thick enough..nor do I think the food coloring is necessary. just use brown sugar instead of white, it will give it better flavor anyway. I wanted to add raisins and chopped walnuts to the dumpling but I forgot, so I just sprinkled it over before I served it. Came out great and everyone loved it, I would use this recipe again.

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