Applesauce N Dumplings Recipes

APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, combine apples, water, cinnamon, and cloves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in sugar, and simmer 5 more minutes.

THE BEST HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the apples, sugar, 1 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large pot. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook until the apples are very soft, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in the lemon juice and cinnamon. Let cool for 5 minutes or so, then transfer the apple mixture to a blender, filling no more than halfway. Remove the center cap from the lid and place it on the blender. Cover the lid with a folded kitchen towel to catch splatters and pulse until smooth. Alternatively, puree in the pan with an immersion blender.
• Transfer the applesauce to a bowl and refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour. Store leftover applesauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide into 8 portions. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or until easy to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. Roll each portion of dough between 2 lightly floured sheets of waxed paper into a 7-in. square. Place an apple on each square. Place 1 teaspoon butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar in the center of each apple., Gently bring up corners of pastry to each center, trimming any excess; pinch edges to seal. If desired, cut out apple leaves and stems from dough scraps; attach to dumplings with water. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar., In a large saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Bring just to a boil, stirring until blended. Pour over apples. , Bake until apples are tender and pastry is golden brown, 50-55 minutes, basting occasionally with sauce. Serve warm.

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.

APPLESAUCE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Place applesauce, water, and cinnamon in a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat. 2. In a medium bowl, combine Bisquick, sugar, and milk just until moistened. 3. Applesauce should be boiling by now. Remove from heat and drop 6 even-size dumplings onto applesauce. Cover and return to heat. Simmer 12 minutes. Serve warm. 4. Top each serving with 1/4 cup scoop of fat-free ice cream or frozen yogurt.

APPLE DUMPLING SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring ingredients to a boil.
• Pour over already prepared dumpling (frozen).
• Bake at 425 for 20 minutes, then 350 for 30 minutes.
• I often add a bit of cream to the final product.

APPLESAUCE 'N' DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In 9-inch skillet or saucepan, combine applesauce with spices, vanilla, and butter heat barely to boiling. Arrange biscuits over top, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 15 to 18 minutes, until biscuits have puffed up and are done. Serve biscuits with applesauce spooned over them. Pour cream over top, if desired. Makes 10 dumplings. Note: One-half recipe for Baking Powder Biscuits (recipe in this cookbook) may be used in place of 1 package refrigerated biscuits.

LIGHT APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• PIE CRUST.
• Mix flour and sugar in bowl.
• Pour milk, vanilla, and applesauce into the same measuring cup. Do not stir.
• Add all at once to flour.
• Stir with fork until well mixed, then form dough into three balls.
• With a rolling pin roll out one ball at a time between two 12-inch squares of waxed paper using short, brisk strokes until pastry is the desired size and thickness.
• Core apples.
• Place an apple upside down on a crust and fill empty core with brown sugar.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon to your liking.
• Gather crust around apple and place on greased baking sheet.
• You can butter the tops if you like.
• Place Prepared dumpling in oven for 1 to 1 and a half hours. Or until top is lightly browned.
• I made mine in a toaster oven so I do not know how long these would take in a conventional oven.
• Enjoy!