2 c sifted flour
1 tsp salt
2/3 c shortening
1/3 c cold water
6 med apples
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 c sugar
4 tbsp butter or margarine
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 c hot water
Combine flour and salt. cut in shortening until about the size of small peas. Add cold water, a little at a time, mixing with fork until particles form a ball when pressed together. Roll out on lightly floured board 1/8" thick. Cut in 6" circles.
Peel and core apples; place 2" apart in greased casserole or 13"x9"x2 pan. Combine cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 c sugar. Divide mixture and put in centers of apples. Dot with 2 tblsp. butter.
Fit pastry circle over each apple, barely tucking it under. Prick pastry in several places. Bake in very hot over 450 about 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350. Remove from oven.
Meanwhile, combine remaining 2 tblsp. butter, add hot water. Simmer 5 minutes. Pour over dumplings; return to oven at once and continue baking 15 minutes, or until apples are tender. Serve warm or cold with cream or vanilla ice cream. Makes 6 servings.
No chance of dumplings having a saggy undercrust. There's no pastry under the apples.
1 tsp salt
2/3 c shortening
1/3 c cold water
6 med apples
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 c sugar
4 tbsp butter or margarine
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 c hot water
Combine flour and salt. cut in shortening until about the size of small peas. Add cold water, a little at a time, mixing with fork until particles form a ball when pressed together. Roll out on lightly floured board 1/8" thick. Cut in 6" circles.
Peel and core apples; place 2" apart in greased casserole or 13"x9"x2 pan. Combine cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 c sugar. Divide mixture and put in centers of apples. Dot with 2 tblsp. butter.
Fit pastry circle over each apple, barely tucking it under. Prick pastry in several places. Bake in very hot over 450 about 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350. Remove from oven.
Meanwhile, combine remaining 2 tblsp. butter, add hot water. Simmer 5 minutes. Pour over dumplings; return to oven at once and continue baking 15 minutes, or until apples are tender. Serve warm or cold with cream or vanilla ice cream. Makes 6 servings.
No chance of dumplings having a saggy undercrust. There's no pastry under the apples.
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