I know the steamed apple dumpling recipe was found, but I just ran across this interesting recipe at Curly Sue's site: http://www.users.interport.net/~sue/food/dumpling.html

Betsy

  This is a recipe from my father's mother. It is a dense, biscuit-type 
dumpling. You're on your own with respect to the type of
  apple (I'd start with Macintoshes or Cortland Spy) and how much cinnamon 
and sugar to include in the filling. The sauce is a little
  bland; perhaps some vanilla would perk it up. Otherwise, it's great 
comfort food and more interesting to me than the
  pastry-encased dumplings I see nowadays.  

  APPLE DUMPLING (Boiled)  (Source: My Grandmother)  http://www.users.interport.net/~sue/food/dumpling.html  

  DOUGH  2 c flour  3 tsp baking powder  1/2 tsp salt  1/4 c shortening  2/3 - 3/4 c milk  

  Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together, then cut shortening into 
flour. Add milk. Roll into a square about 1/2" thick.  

  Fill with chunks of apple with a little cinnamon and sugar. Pinch the 
corners together tightly. Dip a cloth into hot water, then flour.
  Put dumpling in and knot it. Cook in boiling water for about 45 min.  

  SAUCE  2-1/2 c water  2 T oleo  1 c sugar  pinch salt  

  Let oleo melt in boiling water, add salt and sugar and stir to dissolve. Make a paste of  4 tbsp flour  1 tsp cinnamon  nutmeg  water  

  Add to the liquid and mix. Serve on dumpling.