Nanas Apple Dumplings With Nutmeg Milk Recipes

NANA'S APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH NUTMEG MILK

Steps:

• Mix syrup; boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter.
• Sift dry ingredients and cut in shortening until coarse crumbs. Add milk, all at once and stir until just moistened. Divide into 6 pieces and roll to 1/4" circle, each.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place a cored apple on each circle. Fill core with cinnamon sugar mix. Place pat of butter on top. Fold pastry up over apple and pinch to seal. Place in 9 x 13 pan 1" apart.
• Pour syrup over dumplings and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes.

APPLE NUTMEG DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• APPLE NUTMEG DUMPLINGS: Preheat oven to 375° F. To prepare pastry, combine flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter until the texture of coarse meal. Add egg yolk and water and blend just until dough comes together. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 15 minutes.
• While pastry is chilling, prepare filling. Peel and core apples. Mix ¼ cup sugar with ½ tsp cinnamon, nutmeg and dash of cloves. Dip apples in mixture to coat. In a separate bowl, combine raisins with breadcrumbs, remaining 2 Tbsp sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon and brandy.
• Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle ¼-inch thick, about 20 by 12 inches. Trim edges of dough and cut into 6 squares. Place an apple in the center of each square and fill middle of apple with raisin filling. Wet edges of pastry squares and bring corners up to meet at top of apple and cinch together. Place dumplings in an ungreased baking dish (quite close together).
• To prepare syrup, bring water, sugar and spices to a simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter (this can be prepared ahead of time). Pour over dumplings. Bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown on top. Serve warm.
• VARIATION: In Step #3 above, before placing dumplings in ungreased baking dish, you can use excess pastry to cut leaf shapes and stems and place over dumplings as garnish - secure with water. Serve warm, drizzled with Crème Anglaise(recipe follows).
• Bring cream with scraped seeds of vanilla bean to just below a simmer. Whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Gently whisk cream into egg mixture and return to pot. With a wooden spoon over medium-low heat, stir sauce until it coats the back of a spoon, about 4 minutes. Strain and chill.
• Yield: 1 1/3 cups.

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.

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.

NANA'S APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place apples in a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a bowl, mix melted butter, flour, sugar, oats, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon to form a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle over apples. Dot with remaining 1/4 cup butter, and sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
• Bake 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned and apples are tender.

GRANDMA'S APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine all sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Set aside. , For dumplings, combine flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Using a fork or pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle in milk, mixing lightly with a fork until a soft dough forms. Shape into a ball. , On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to an 18x12-in. rectangle. Cut into six squares. Place an apple in the center of each square; dot with butter. Bring corners of pastry up to top of apple; press edges to seal. , Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour sauce into pan around dumplings. Brush dumplings with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. , Bake at 375° for 50 minutes or until light golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm with cream if desired.

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Peel and core apples.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut in shortening until crumbs are size of small peas.
• Sprinkle milk over mixture, and press crumbs together lightly, working dough only enough to hold it together.
• Roll dough as for pastry, and cut into 6 squares.
• Place an apple on each square and fold pastry to surround apple.
• Place in a casserole dish.
• Combine brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan.
• Cook for 5 minutes then remove from heat.
• add butter and stir.
• Pour sauce over dumplings.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, brush pastry with sauce twice during baking.

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Mix together flour, salt, baking powder, shortening, and milk roll to 1/4-inch thick and cut into six 5-inch squares. Place an apple on each square. Sprinkle with sugar mixture dot with chunks of butter. Fold opposite corners and pinch. Place 1-inch apart in greased baking pan. Mix together sugar, water, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter and pour over dumplings. Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes. Serve hot with cream.