Categories: Company Dessert, Czech Family Recipes, Desserts
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 cup butter
- 6 apples peeled and cored
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- DOUGH:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup milk
Directions
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Make syrup of sugar and water, bring to boil. Add cinnamon and nutmeg. Add butter.
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Peel and core apples, cut in 8th’s.
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DOUGH: Sift flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening, add milk. Stir until moist.
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Roll out dough thick. Cut into 12 each 5 inch squares.
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MAKING DUMPLINGS: YOU WILL NEED EXTRA SUGAR, BUTTER, CINNAMON AND NUTMEG TO COMPLETE.
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Arrange 4 pieces of apples on each square, sprinkle with lots of cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg and dot with butter.
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Fold corners together, pinch edges together.
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Place 1 inch apart in greased pan. Pour syrup over all
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Bake 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
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You can serve warm with ice cream or cool whip.