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Dough:
2 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
6 apples, peeled and cored
Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until the size of peas. Add milk and work to make a pastry. Roll and cut out into six 7 inch squares. Place apple on each square and bring corners up to make dumpling.
Sauce:
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups water
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Heat sauce on top of stove. Place sauce in rectangular baking pan. Place apple dumplings in sauce and bake at 425o for 40 minutes. Keep spooning sauce over apples until brown and tender.
Back to Current RecipesThe Amish Way cookbook, compiled by Adrienne Lund, published by Jupiter Press, copyright revised edition 1994. Adrienne Lund is the author-publisher of nine Amish cookbooks and a children's book about the Amish way of life. Her books are available in our gift shop and in our online store. Visit her website at amishwaycookbooks.com. Used by permission.
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