Recipes - Apple Dumplings

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Apple Dumplings

prep Time: 40 min

Cook Time: 35 min

Makes: 6 dumplings

Ingredients

Crisco® Butter No-Stick Cooking Spray

Classic Crisco Pie Crust

6 baking apples (about 3 inches in diameter), peeled and cored

1/3 cup chopped pecans

1/3 cup raisins

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 bottle Smucker's® Caramel Sundae Syrups Ice Cream Topping

OPTIONAL PASTRY GARNISH

Classic Crisco Pie Crust

Egg wash made with 1 egg mixed with 1 teaspoon water

Green food coloring

Small artist's paint brush

Preparation Directions

1.HEAT oven to 425ºF. Spray an 11 1/2 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray.

2.PREPARE dough according to recipe. Roll out two-thirds of pastry into 14-inch square on lightly floured surface. Cut into 4 squares. Roll remaining pastry into 14 x 7-inch rectangle. Cut into 2 squares.

3.PLACE 1 apple in center of each pastry square. Combine nuts, raisins and cinnamon. Spoon into center of apples.

4.MOISTEN corners of each square. Bring 2 opposite corners of pastry up over apple and press together. Repeat with other corners. Press pastry seams together along sides of dumpling. Place dumplings in prepared baking dish.

5.BAKE 40 minutes or until apples are tender and pastry is golden brown. Spoon syrup over dumplings several times during baking. Serve warm, drizzled with caramel syrup.

OPTIONAL PASTRY GARNISH

1.HEAT to 400°F. Roll out pastry; cut with leaf-shaped cutter (or cut by hand with a small, sharp knife). Transfer cut outs to a piece of parchment paper. Place egg wash in a small bowl. Add a drop or two of food coloring; stir to combine.

2.BRUSH each leaf cut-out with colored egg wash. Transfer colored cut-outs to a baking sheet; bake 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet; remove to rack to cool completely. Use to garnish dumplings.