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APPLE DUMPLINGS

SAUCE

1 C sugar

1 C water

1/8 t cinnamon

1/8 t nutmeg

2 T butter

Place sugar, water, cinnamon and nutmeg in small saucepan, bring to boil.

Add butter and stir until melted, remove from heat and set aside.

DUMPLINGS

2 C flour

2 t baking powder

1 t salt

2/3 C Crisco

½ C milk

6 apples, small

Pre-heat oven 375.

Grease 9”x13” baking dish.

Place flour, baking powder and salt in medium size bowl and mix with fork. Make dough into six balls. Roll out into 6” shapes.

Peel apples, cut in half and cut out core.

Place apple on one of the 6” dough shapes, holding the two halves together.

Pour some sugar into the apple then generously sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Place a pat of butter on top. Fold the dough over the top of the apple, using water to seal the edges.

Put apples in baking dish about an 1” apart. Pour the sauce over the dumplings and sprinkle the with sugar.

Bake for 35 minutes.