Name: Amish Apple Dumplings recipe
Ingredients: cooking spray;6 medium baking apples, peeled and cored;2 cups all-purpose flour;2 ½ teaspoons baking powder;½ teaspoon salt;⅔ cup shortening;½ cup milk;3 cups brown sugar, divided;1 teaspoon ground cinnamon;2 cups water;¼ cup butter;¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

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Ingredients

cooking spray 6 medium baking apples, peeled and cored 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cup shortening ½ cup milk 3 cups brown sugar, divided 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups water ¼ cup butter ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Nutrition Info

923.8 calories carbohydrate: 160.6 g cholesterol: 22 mg fat: 31.6 g fiber: 4.7 g protein: 5.6 g saturatedFat: 10.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 495.2 mg sugar: 122.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Set apples aside in a cold water bath while you prepare the dough.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add shortening and cut together with a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly. Add milk and stir until dough comes together.
Combine 1 cup brown sugar and cinnamon in another bowl. Separate dough into six equal portions and roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Place an apple in the center of each dough portion and fill the core with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Wrap each apple in dough and place into the prepared pan.
Combine remaining brown sugar, water, butter, and nutmeg in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Pour syrup over dumplings.
Bake in the preheated oven until dough is golden brown and apples are soft, about 40 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

These Amish apple dumplings are prepared by our local Mennonite market for the local fruit farm's annual apple picking open house.

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