Recipe: Off Topic: Apple Dumplings

Kelly,WA (09:59:53) :

Apple Dumplings

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
6 teaspoons red currant jelly
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 tablespoons apple juice
your favorite pie dough recipe

1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly
grease a large shallow baking dish.

2
Roll dough into a 18x12 inch rectangle that's 1/8 inch
thick. Cut dough into 6 squares.

3
Combine butter, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar. Peel and core apples. Place one apple on each square of pastry. In center of each apple place 1 teaspoon red currant jelly. Spread spice mixture over each apple; bring points of pastry together and seal. Place apples in the prepared baking dish with the seams either on top or underneath the apples.

4
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes. In a saucepan combine boiling water, granulated sugar, and apple juice. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Pour over baked apples and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Baste frequently. Serve warm. Makes 6 servings