Apple Dumplings With Pie Crust Recipes

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425°F. In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt. Cut in the butter, using a pastry blender or fork, until particles are the size of small peas. Sprinkle with the cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing well with fork until all flour is moistened. Gather the dough together, and press it into a 6x4-inch rectangle.
• Lightly sprinkle flour over a cutting board or countertop. Cut off 1/3 of the dough with a knife; set aside. On the floured surface, place 2/3 of the dough. Flatten dough evenly, using hands or a rolling pin, into a 14-inch square; cut into 4 squares. Flatten the remaining 1/3 of the dough into a 14x7-inch rectangle; cut into 2 squares. You will have 6 squares of dough.
• Remove the stem end from each apple. Place the apple on a cutting board. Using a paring knife, cut around the core by pushing the knife straight down to the bottom of the apple and pull up. Move the knife and make the next cut. Repeat until you have cut around the apple core. Push the core from the apple. (Or remove the cores with an apple corer.) Peel the apples with a paring knife.
• Place 1 apple on the center of each square of dough. In a small bowl, mix the raisins and nuts. Fill the center of each apple with raisin mixture. Moisten the corners of each square with small amount of water; bring 2 opposite corners of dough up over apple and press corners together. Fold in sides of remaining corners; bring corners up over apple and press together. Place dumplings in a 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish.
• In a 2-quart saucepan, heat the brown sugar and 1 1/3 cups water to boiling over high heat, stirring frequently. Carefully pour the sugar syrup around the dumplings.
• Bake about 40 minutes, spooning syrup over apples 2 or 3 times, until crust is browned and apples are tender when pierced with a fork.
• Serve warm or cooled with syrup from pan.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch pan.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a large rectangle, about 24 by 16 inches. Cut into 6 square pieces. Place an apple on each pastry square with the cored opening facing upward. Cut butter into 8 pieces. Place 1 piece of butter in the opening of each apple; reserve remaining butter for sauce. Divide brown sugar between apples, poking some inside each cored opening and the rest around the base of each apple. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apples.
• With slightly wet fingertips, bring one corner of pastry square up to the top of the apple, then bring the opposite corner to the top and press together. Bring up the two remaining corners, and seal. Slightly pinch the dough at the sides to completely seal in the apple. Repeat with the remaining apples. Place in prepared baking dish.
• In a saucepan, combine water, white sugar, vanilla extract and reserved butter. Place over medium heat, and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved. Carefully pour over dumplings.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Place each apple dumpling in a dessert bowl, and spoon some sauce over the top.

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.

AIR FRYER APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Peel and core the four apples.
• In a bowl, add the sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and stir to combine.
• Roll out one pie crust until you have a large square. Cut the pie crust into four equal squares.
• Place one apple in the center of one of the squares. Take one tablespoon of the butter and cut it into four equal parts. Place 1/4 Tbsp. butter into the center of the apple. Then, spoon a heaping teaspoon of the cinnamon-sugar mixture on top of the butter in the center of the apple.
• Next, grab the opposite end corners of the pie crust square and pull them up to meet on the top of the apple. Pinch to seal the corners together. Do the same with the other opposite corners, bringing them up to meet on the top of the apple and pinch to seel together. Using your fingers, pinch the dough together down the apples' sides so that the apple is fully enclosed in the pie crust dough.
• Continue this process with the remaining three apples.
• Grease the bottom of your air fryer basket, then carefully place the apple dumplings into the basket. Depending on your basket size, all four may not fit, and you may have to cook these in two batches.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the apple feels soft. You can test the apple by carefully poking a knife or fork into the dumpling. If the top is browning too fast, you can cover the top by adhering a small piece of foil over the top of the dumpling with a toothpick.
• While the dumplings are cooking, heat the brown sugar, water, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, and 3 Tbsp. butter in a saucepan over medium heat - occasionally stirring until everything is combined.
• When done, remove the apple dumplings from the air fryer, top with the cinnamon-sugar glaze, and serve immediately.

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 9x13 dish.
• Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll each into a 7" circle (or large enough to wrap your apples).
• In a small bowl mix 6 tablespoons butter, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Divide over each core.
• Wrap pastry around each apple using a little bit of beaten egg to seal at the top. Pinch the sides to seal and place in prepared pan.
• Combine juice, sugar, vanilla extract, apple pie spice and remaining butter. Bring to a boil and let simmer 3-4 minutes.
• Pour over dumplings and bake about 45 minutes or until apples are soft and pastry is golden.

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.