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Butterscotch Apple Dumplings

SUBMITTED BY: Carol PHOTO BY: TSONDO

"This is a recipe that my mother used to make. On those chilly fall and winter days I would come home to such a welcoming feast. This is an old recipe and hope that you will enjoy it."

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 apples - peeled, cored and halved
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups boiling water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 13x9 inch baking pan. Combine 1/2 cup of the white sugar with the ground cinnamon and the ground nutmeg; set aside.
  2. Measure sifted flour, add baking powder, salt, and 3 tablespoons sugar, and sift again. Cut shortening into sifted ingredients until mixture looks like coarse meal. Add milk, mixing until a soft dough is formed.
  3. Knead dough on lightly floured board half a minute. Divide dough in half. Roll each half to a 1/8 inch thickness. Cut eight 5 inch squares out of the dough. Place an apple half on each square. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon of the sugar-spice mixture. Moisten edges of dough and bring corners up over apples, pressing edges together. Place covered apples in the prepared baking pan with joined edges either on top or underneath the apples.
  4. Mix together brown sugar, butter, salt, and water; bring to a boil. Pour over dumplings in pan.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes, or until apples are tender. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings. The brown sugar mixture forms a delicious butterscotch sauce around the dumplings.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2004 by BOO BOO
These were a little bit of work having to make pastry dough, but they were really yummy. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2004 by pretty_in_pink_pa
The taste of these dumplings is definately 5 stars, but the time it takes to make them bumped... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2005 by TSONDO
This recipe is quite tasty. I recommend using very tart apples, and cutting them into... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2003 by VERONA89
These turned out wonderfully. The sauce was thick and very flavourful. I will definitely be... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2004 by Melissa Greene
I like a "flakey crust" apple dumpling and the addition of baking podwer gives these dumpling... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2004 by KERLY87
I had never had Apple Dumplings, but my husband had. He was telling me how he would like to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2007 by MLALAK
really wonderful. I like how you do 1/2 an apple per dumpling, its a much more appropriate... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2007 by SANDRADIFF
The grandchildren loved these apple dumplings and even my hard to please son-in-law thought... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2007 by Renee Marie
Mmm. Maybe it's just that I only made two of these, but I didn't find the recipe to be... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2006 by nmlynarek
I loved this recipe!! My husband was in heaven. We loved it so much I am going to make it... MORE

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