Recipe: Apple Dumplings with Red Hots (3)

APPLE DUMPLINGS

SYRUP:
2 c. water
2 to 2 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 stick butter
6 apples, peeled and cored
CRUST:
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. butter
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. orange juice
1 pkg. red hots

First peel and core apples. Mix all of syrup ingredients together, bring to a boil, turn fire on low and simmer, while making crust. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Sift together 2 or 3 times. With fork, blade mix in butter until grainy looking. Mix in orange juice and form into a ball. Pinch off small ball and roll out. Set peeled and cored apple in center. Put some cinnamon and sugar (mixed together) into center of apple, add some butter and red hots. Pull up dough and wrap around apple. Place in a deep pan and pour syrup over them. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

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APPLE DUMPLINGS

4 c. flour
1 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 c. shortening
1/2 c. cold water
1 egg
1 tbsp. vinegar
SYRUP:
2 c. water
2 c. sugar
1 pkg. red hots
1 stick oleo

Mix flour, shortening, sugar and salt until crumbly. Beat egg in 1/2 cup cold water and tablespoon of vinegar. Combine both mixtures and mix well. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes before rolling out. Use as needed, as dough can be kept several days in refrigerator and can also be frozen. Heat until red hots are melted. Roll dough out and cut into 3x3 inch squares. Fill each square with peeled and sliced apples, folding dough around apple slices and placing with folded side down in large casserole pan. Pour sugar mixture over dumplings and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

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APPLE DUMPLINGS

2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
2/3 c. shortening
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon
3 apples, sliced
4 tbsp. butter
2 c. water
2 tbsp. cinnamon candy (red hots)

Mix flour, salt and shortening. Roll out and cut into 6 to 8-inch squares or circles. Set aside. Mix butter, 1 cup sugar, water and candy. Boil until candy melts. Place a couple spoons of apple mixture in circles and cover with sugar and cinnamon mixture. Fold over and seal with fork. Place in pan and pour candy mixture over pies. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until candy mixture thickens.