Old Fashioned Apple Dumplings

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These mini pies are flavored with cinnamon sugar and bake in water to create a rich buttery sauce. These are the perfect dessert served in milk, with whipped cream, or my favorite with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!

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  • 10
  • Average
  • 30 mins
  • 45 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • Dough
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 6 Tbsp milk
  • 3 large apples (Gala, Jonagold, Jazz), peeled and sliced thinly
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • water
  • Serve with milk, whipped cream, or ice cream

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. In a mixing bowl add the flour and salt, stir.

Step 2

With a pastry blender or a fork, cut in the shortening until the mixture is a coarse meal.

Step 3

Add the lemon juice and the milk and stir with a wooden spoon to make the dough.

Step 4

Cover with a cloth and set aside.

Step 5

Peel and thinly slice the apples, place in a bowl and set aside.

Step 6

Combine the 1/2 cup sugar with the 2 tsp cinnamon and place in a small bowl. Cut the butter into small pieces, set aside. Spray 2 9x13 or in my case a 10x15 and a 8x8 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Lightly flour a work surface and a rolling pin. Roll out the dough into a thin rectangle.

Step 7

With a knife or pizza cutter, slice the dough into wedges. In the center of each wedge place a small handful of apples, generously sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and then dot with some of the butter cubes.

Step 8

Seal each dumpling leaving the corners open.

Step 9

Place in the prepared pans leaving space between each dumpling. Pour enough water into each pan to reach about 1/2" in height. Generously sprinkle the tops with the plain sugar. Bake until golden brown about 40-45 minutes.

Step 10

It may not take as long or it may take a little longer depending on how much water you use and how your oven cooks. You want a nice beautiful color on the crust and it should not be doughy on the top at all but have a nice crispness to it.

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(After taste testing my husband told me to put more butter and more cinnamon sugar next time, so be more generous than I was in the picture!)

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