Hereford Apple Dumplings Recipes

HEREFORD APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 F (200 C)(gas mark 6).
• Divide the pastry into 4 and then roll each piece out into a circle big enough to fully enclose one apple.
• Take each pastry circle and sprinkle with a teaspoon of sugar and place an apple in the middle. mix together sultanas, orange rind, marmalade and butter and then divide this mixture between the apples, filling up each core hole.
• Fold the pastry around each apple and seal firmly with a little water.
• Place them, upside-down, onto a greased baking sheet and decorate the tops with leftover pastry bits cut into leaf shapes.
• Brush with milk and sprinkle a little sugar to glaze.
• Bake for 10 minutes and then turn down the oven temperature to 350 F (180 C) (gas mark 4) for a further 30 minutes or until the dumplings are golden brown.
• Serve with a little of the additional marmalade that has been warmed to make a sauce or with custard or cream.

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Peel and core apples.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut in shortening until crumbs are size of small peas.
• Sprinkle milk over mixture, and press crumbs together lightly, working dough only enough to hold it together.
• Roll dough as for pastry, and cut into 6 squares.
• Place an apple on each square and fold pastry to surround apple.
• Place in a casserole dish.
• Combine brown sugar, water, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan.
• Cook for 5 minutes then remove from heat.
• add butter and stir.
• Pour sauce over dumplings.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, brush pastry with sauce twice during baking.