Recipes

Preheat oven to 400°.

Prepare crust: Combine flour and salt in mixing bowl. Cut in shortening. With fork, add water and stir in until dough begins to form. Form a ball with your hands. Roll out dough on a floured surface. Roll into a rectangle or square.

Cut dough into squares with a butter knife to fit apples.

Place an apple on each square.

Moisten corners of pastry.

Bring two opposite corners up over apple and pinch together.

Repeat with remaining corners; pinch together to seal.

Place dumplings in a baking dish.

Heat remaining ingredients to boiling in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.

Boil three minutes.

Carefully pour around dumplings.

Bake for 40 minutes, spooning sauce over dumplings 2 or 3 times, until crust is golden brown and apple is tender.