Moms Easy Apple Dumplings Recipes

MOM'S SIMPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the shortening with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir the milk into the flour mixture until moistened. Dough will be pretty lumpy, but be sure to not over mix it!
• Drop dough by large spoonfuls onto any boiling stew. The dumplings should rest on top of vegetables and meat; it's okay if they stick out of the top a bit. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes; cover and cook another 10 minutes.

GRANDMA'S APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap each apple piece in one crescent roll. Place seam side down in an 8x8 baking dish and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• In medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar, and orange juice; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over rolls.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until pastry is golden and apples are tender. Spoon sauce over rolls when serving.

EASY APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. For syrup, place 1 cup sugar, water, 3 tablespoons butter and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes; remove from heat., Mix the remaining ½ cup sugar and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 21x14-in. rectangle; cut into 6 squares. Place an apple on each square. Fill center of each with 4 teaspoons sugar mixture and ½ teaspoon butter. Moisten edges of crust with water; bring up corners over apples, pinching edges to seal. Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish., Pour syrup around apples. Bake until golden brown and apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

MOM'S EASY APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• roll out pie crust. cut into 4 even sections.
• peel, core, and quarter apples.
• place 1 whole apple into 1 section of dough. fill with 1 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoons cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, and 1 pat of butter. bring up sides of dough to enclose apple. place in greased baking dish.
• repeat with rest of apples.
• bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until apples are soft.

MOM'S APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For syrup, in a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; add butter and food coloring if desired. Stir until butter is melted; set aside. , For dumplings, in a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add milk, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. , On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into an 18x12-in. rectangle. Cut into six squares. Place an apple in the center of each square. , Combine 2 teaspoons sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples. Dot with butter. Bring up corners of pastry to center; pinch edges to seal. , Place in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Pour syrup over dumplings; sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm with cream.

MAKEOVER MOM'S APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For syrup, in a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar, sugar substitute, cinnamon and nutmeg to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; add butter and food coloring if desired. Stir until butter is melted. Pour into an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; set aside., For dumplings, in a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gently stir in oil. Gradually add milk, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Shape into a log. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Combine 1 teaspoon sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside. , Divide dough into six portions (return five portions to the refrigerator until ready to use). On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion into a 6-in. square. Place an apple in the center; sprinkle with about 1/4 teaspoon reserved spice mixture. Bring up corners of pastry to center and pinch edges to seal. , Place dumpling in syrup in baking dish. Repeat with remaining pastry, apples and spice mixture. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm with half-and-half.

EASY APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick spray.
• Slice the cored and peeled apples into eight wedges.
• Open one of the cans of crescent rolls and carefully unroll it. Separate the 8 triangles from each other.
• Place one apple slice on the wide end of the triangle, then roll up like a crescent roll (the package has an illustration on the back if you're not sure what that should look like). Tuck the ends around the apple slice to completely enclose it. Place in the baking pan and repeat with the seven remaining triangles from the first can, then repeat again with the second can of crescent rolls.
• Place the butter in a large microwave safe measuring cup and microwave until melted, about a minute.
• Stir in the sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon, then spread evenly over the dumplings in the pan.
• Pour the Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan.
• Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes, or until the crescent rolls are golden brown on top.

MOM'S APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. In medium saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Set aside.2. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. With pastry blender or fork, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle flour mixture with milk while tossing and mixing lightly with fork, adding enough milk to form a soft dough. Shape dough into ball.3. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into 18x12-inch rectangle. Cut rectangle into 6 squares. Place 1 apple in center of each pastry square dot with margarine. Bring corners of pastry squares up to top of apples press edges to seal. Place in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Pour sauce in pan evenly around dumplings. Brush dumplings with egg white sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.4. Bake at 375°F. for 40 to 50 minutes or until dumplings are light golden brown and apples are tender. Serve dumplings warm or cool with sauce and, if desired, half-and-half.TIP: If desired, prepare 5 dumplings, omitting 1 apple and reserving remaining pastry square for decorative cutouts. Garnish sealed dumplings with cutouts before baking.High Altitude (above 3500 feet): No change.Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1 Dumpling * Calories: 730 * Calories from Fat: 260 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 29 g 45% * Saturated Fat: 7 g 35% * Cholesterol: 2 mg 1% * Sodium: 610 mg 25% * Total Carbohydrate: 110 g 37% * Dietary Fiber: 3 g 12% * Sugars: 71 g * Protein: 6 g * Vitamin A: 8% * Vitamin C: 4% * Calcium: 15% * Iron: 15% * Dietary Exchanges: 2 Starch, 5 1/2 Fruit, 5 1/2 Fat OR 7 1/2 Carbohydrate, 5 1/2 Fat