*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                       Butterscotch Apple Dumplings

Recipe By     : General Foods, 1959
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Dumplings

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      c             Flour -- sifted well
   4      ts            Baking powder
   1      ts            Salt
   3      tb            Sugar
     1/2  c             Shortening
   1      c             Milk
   4      md            Apples -- pared, cored, halved
     1/2  c             Sugar -- mixed with:
   1      ts            Cinnamon
     1/8  ts            Nutmeg
     1/2  c             Brown sugar -- firmly packed
     1/2  c             Butter
   1      ds            Salt
   2      c             Water -- boiling

Measure flour, add baking powder, salt, and 3 tb sugar, and sift
again. Cut shortening into sifted ingredients until mixture looks
like coarse meal. Add milk, mixing until a soft dough is formed.
Knead dough on lightly floured board half a minute. Divide dough in
half. Roll each 1/8", forming 10" squares. Then cut each into four 5"
squares. Place an apple half on each square. Sprinkle each with 1 tb
sugar spice mixture. Moisten edges of dough and bring corners up over
apples, pressing edges together. Place in a greased 13x9" baking pan
with joined edges either on top or underneath the dumplings. Mix
together the brown sugar, butter, salt, and water, bring to a boil.
Pour over the dumplings in pan. Bake 375°F for 45 to 50 minutes, or
until apples are tender. Serve warm.

Tootie Notes:

I found that you may need between 1/2 and 3/4 cups brown sugar packed
well. The brown sugar mixture forms a delicious butterscotch sauce
around the dumplings. I keep a sugar and spice mixture in an old cafe
sugar shaker in the cabinet. Saves time.


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