Recipes

For syrup:

In a saucepan, combine 1.5 C sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Add water and stir.

Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and cook five minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add butter and stir in until melted.

Set aside

For dough:

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.

Cut in shortening until coarse loose crumbs.

Add milk all at once; stir just till all is moistened.

Form into a ball.

On a floured surface roll out into an 18x12 in rectangle

Cut into 6 six inch squares.

For Filling:

Peel & core apples. If you don't have an apple corer (is that even a word??) Cut them in half or quarters and remove seedy part.

Place an apple in the center of each square.

In a small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon & nutmeg.

Sprinkle apples generously with sugar mix & dot each with butter.

With wet fingertip, moisten edges of dough and fold corners to center atop each apple.

Pinch the edges together.

Place in a 13x9 x2 baking dish.

Pour syrup over dumplings.

Bake in a 375 oven for 45 min or until apples are tender.

Enjoy!