CAKES AND PIES/APPLE DUMPLINGS

       BY SALLY "PEARL MAE" LOWRY ROBERTS

Ingredients:

Six (6) apples

Peel and core

Dough:  

Mix together...

2 1/4 cup flour

3/4 tsp. salt

3/4 cup shortening (1/2 at a time)

5 tbsp. water

Roll out and cut into six sections.

After mixing dough, wrap each apple with dough and place in a baking dish.

Sauce:

In a small saucepan, mix together...

4 tbsp. butter

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2 cup water

1 cup sugar

Pour over apples and bake in a 425 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

Sally says, "This has been a fall favorite of my family for years."

Photo of Sally Roberts

 

Special Note from Joanie:  I just love Mincemeat and before sealing up the apple in dough,  I add 1/3 cup Mincemeat (with 1 tsp. rum stirred in), on top of the apple...then seal the dough.   Oh my goodness...yep...that's what it is...pure goodness!