Stuffed Apple Dumplings – Country Living

Servings: 4 Difficulty: Advanced
American-style classic dumpling that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Stuffed Apple Dumplings – Country Living

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 Calories: 542.7

Description

This American dumpling features Unsifted all-purpose flour 3/4 c Sugar, stick) butter or 1 1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, sweet, indulgent flavor. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. margarine,
  2. cut into pieces 4 Large Rome apples (also try 2 tb
  3. Cream cheese,
  4. cut into -Golden Delicious or other -pieces -baking apple) 2 tb Sour
  5. cream 1 Large egg beaten with 1 t 1 1/4 c Water -water 1 c Chopped dried apricots 1.
  6. prepare pastry,
  7. place flour in large bowl; with pastry blender or 2 knives,
  8. cut butter and
  9. cream cheese into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  10. Stir in sour cream until well combined.
  11. Stir in 2 to 3 T water, 1 T at a time, until mixture holds together.
  12. Form pastry into a ball; wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
  13. Meanwhile,
  14. prepare apricot filling: In 2-quart saucepan,
  15. combine the remaining water with apricots, 1/2 C sugar, and 1 t cinnamon.
  16. Heat to boiling over high
  17. heat ;
  18. heat to medium and
  19. simmer mixture until liquid is almost gone and apricots are glazed.
  20. Core and peel apples.
  21. In small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 C sugar and 1/2 t cinnamon.
  22. Coat outside and cavities of apples with sugar mixture.
  23. Stuff some apricot mixture into apple cavities, leaving 1/4 inch unstuffed on each end.
  24. Reserve remaining apricot mixture.
  25. Heat oven to 350'F.
  26. Divide pastry into 4 pieces.
  27. On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry pieces into 6-inch rounds.
  28. Place 1 apple on center of each round.
  29. Lift pastry edge around apple to encase without stretching pastry; trim off any excess pastry and reserve.
  30. If desired,
  31. shape reserved pastry trimmings into apple stems and press onto tops of pastry-covered apples.
  32. Place apple dumplings on baking sheet; brush with egg mixture.
  33. Bake dumplings 40 to 45 minutes or until golden, brushing with egg mixture halfway through.
  34. Cool dumplings on baking sheet on wire rack 30 minutes.
  35. To serve, place warm dumplings on serving plates; spoon any extra apricot mixture on the side.
  36. Country Living/November/91 Scanned & fixed by DP and GG

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4


Amount Per Serving
Calories 542.7kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 25.2g39%
Saturated Fat 15.5g78%
Cholesterol 64.5mg22%
Sodium 194.7mg9%
Total Carbohydrate 68.4g23%
Dietary Fiber 2.4g10%
Sugars 0.3g
Protein 9.3g19%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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