Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

Dumplings

• refrigerated pie crusts
• 4 cooking apples, peeled and cored
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 Tbsp. raisins
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. water

Sauce

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Allow pie crust to come to room temperature. Unfold crust and cut into fourths. From curved edge of each pastry piece cut a leaf shape to use as garnish. Place an apple in center of each pastry piece. In small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp. cinnamon and raisins; spoon into apple cavities. Bring sides of pastry piece up to center of apple; press edges to seal. Garnish with pastry leaf. Place in ungreased 9 inch square baking pan.

In small bowl, beat together egg and 1 tsp. water; brush over dumplings. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes. Combine sauce ingredients in small saucepan. Bring to a boil; continue boiling for 2 minutes. Pour over partially baked dumplings; bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown. Spoon sauce over dumplings several times during baking. Serve warm or cool. Makes four dumplings.

By Robin from Washington, IA