Apple Dumpling Puddle Pudding Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch pan.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a large rectangle, about 24 by 16 inches. Cut into 6 square pieces. Place an apple on each pastry square with the cored opening facing upward. Cut butter into 8 pieces. Place 1 piece of butter in the opening of each apple; reserve remaining butter for sauce. Divide brown sugar between apples, poking some inside each cored opening and the rest around the base of each apple. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apples.
• With slightly wet fingertips, bring one corner of pastry square up to the top of the apple, then bring the opposite corner to the top and press together. Bring up the two remaining corners, and seal. Slightly pinch the dough at the sides to completely seal in the apple. Repeat with the remaining apples. Place in prepared baking dish.
• In a saucepan, combine water, white sugar, vanilla extract and reserved butter. Place over medium heat, and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved. Carefully pour over dumplings.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Place each apple dumpling in a dessert bowl, and spoon some sauce over the top.

APPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Toss apples with flour, sugar and salt and place in a 9x9 inch baking dish. Pour enough milk into dish to come almost to the top of the apples, but not cover them.
• Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes, until apples are tender.

APPLE DUMPLING DESSERT

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and toss with a fork until dough can be formed into a ball. Divide dough into four parts. , On a lightly floured surface, roll one apart to fit the bottom of an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Place in dish; top with a third of the apples. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle a third over apples. , Repeat layers of pastry, apples and cinnamon-sugar twice. Roll out remaining dough to fit top of dish and place on top. Using a sharp knife, cut 2-in. slits through all layers at once. , For syrup, bring water and sugar to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over top crust. Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Serve warm with whipped topping or ice cream if desired. Garnish with mint if desired.

APPLE DUMPLING PUDDLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a pan with 100ml water. Bring to a simmer, add the apples and cook for 10-15 mins until they're starting to soften - it will be quite saucy. Add a generous pinch of salt, taste and check the balance, adding more if you like. If your pan isn't ovenproof, pour into a baking dish about 20 x 30cm, or two smaller ones.
• Tip the flour into a bowl. Mix with the baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Rub the butter into the mixture with your fingertips until it resembles damp sand. Add the milk, stir with a cutlery knife until it starts to clump together, then use your hands to bring the dough together, picking up any flaky bits. Don't overwork it or your dumplings will be heavy. Divide into 12 golf ball-sized pieces and roll into dumplings. Arrange over the apples, leaving little gaps here and there. Sprinkle with a little extra sugar (brown or caster) and bake for 25 mins until the dumplings are puffed up and golden. Let rest for a few mins and serve with plenty of cold cream.

APPLE DUMPLING PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine applesauce, brown sugar, 3/4 tsp nutmeg and cinnamon in a large saucepan.
• Heat over medium low heat untilsugar is dissolved and sauce is bubbling.
• In mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and 1/4 tsp nutmeg.
• Beat the egg, stir into buter and milk and add all at once to flour mixture.
• Stir together until just moistened and stiff.
• Drop by heaping TBS onto bubbling applesauce.
• Cover and cook 20 minutes.
• Do not lift lid.
• Serve with pouring cream or whipped cream.

THE BEST APPLE PUDDING

Steps:

• Slice peeled apples into a greased 8x8 baking dish; sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Cream shortening, sugar and egg together; then add milk alternately with dry ingredients.
• Add vanilla.
• Spread over apples.
• Combine all sauce ingredients and boil for 5 minutes.
• Pour over batter and bake 35- 45 minutes at 350.

APPLE DUMPLING PUDDING (1943)

Steps:

• Sift flour, measure, and resift with sugar, baking powder, and salt, into mixing bowl.
• Add butter and mix with finger tips.
• Combine beaten egg and milk and pour into dry ingredients; beat until thoroughly mixed.
• Heat the applesauce, combine with cinnamon and lemon juice, and pour into a large baking dish (10x6.5x2 inches).
• Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto the hot applesauce. Cover and bake in a hot oven (450 degrees) for 25 to 30 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
• Serve with cream or top milk.