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      Title: Lemony Apple Dumplings
 Categories: Fruits
      Yield: 4 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Flour
  1 1/4 ts Salt; divided
    1/3 c  Shortening
      4 tb Milk; cold
    1/2 c  Brown sugar
      3 tb Butter; softened
    1/2 ts Cinnamon
      4 md Baking apples; peeled, cored
      1    Egg white; beaten
           Lemon Sauce:
    1/2 c  Sugar
      4 ts Corn starch
      1 c  Water
      3 tb Butter
      4 ts Lemon juice
      2 ts Lemon peel; grated
    1/8 ts Salt
 
  Preparation Time: 40 minutes
  
  Combine flour and 1 ts salt. Cut in shortening until crumbly. Stir
  in milk until pastry forms a ball; set aside.

  Stir brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and remaining salt to form a
  paste. Divide and press into center of each apple; pat any extra
  filling on outside of apples. On a floured surface, roll pastry
  into a 1/4" square. Cut into 4 to 7" squares. Place one apple in
  center of each square. Brush edges of pastry with egg white. Fold
  up corners to center; pinch to seal. Place in a greased 9" square
  baking dish. Bake at 375°F for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden
  brown.

  Meanwhile, combine sugar and corn starch in a saucepan. Stir in
  water. Bring to a boil; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in
  remaining ingredients until smooth. Serve warm over warm dumplings.
  
  Recipe by Sue Klapper

  Recipe FROM: Taste of Home Magazine
 
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