Apple Dumpling Dessert

Title:
Apple Dumpling Dessert

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Apples,
Desserts,
Pastry




Ingredients:




-----------------------------------PASTRY-----------------------------------


     4 c  All-purpose flour


     2 ts Salt


 1 1/3 c  Shortening


     8 tb Cold water; (up to 9)





----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------


     8 c  Tart apples; chopped/peeled


   1/4 c  Sugar


   3/4 ts Ground cinnamon



-----------------------------------SYRUP-----------------------------------


     2 c  Water


     1 c  Packed brown sugar


          Whipped topping OR vanilla


          -ice cream; optional


          Mint leaves; optional





 In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture


 resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and


 toss with a fork until dough can be formed into a ball. Divide dough into


 four parts. On a lightly floured surface, roll one part to fit the bottom


 of an ungreased 13x9x2" baking dish. Place in dish; top with a third of the


 apple. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle a third over apples. Repeat


 layers of pastry, apples and cinnamon-sugar twice. Roll out remaining dough


 to fit top of dish and place on top. Using a sharp knife, cut 2 inch slits


 through all layers at once. For syrup bring water and sugar to a boil. Cook


 and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over top crust. Bake at 400 F. for


 35-40 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Serve warm with whipped topping


 or ice cream if desired. Garnish with mint if desired.


 


 Yield: 12 servings.


 


 Suibmitted by Janet Weaver, Wooster, Ohio who says that she wanted quick


 fix apple dumplings so devised this recipe..


 


 Recipe by: Country Woman Magazine, September/October, '97, p. 33


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #957 by Roberta Banghart


 
on Dec 15, 1997