Apple Dumplings Dessert
The BEST Apple Dumpling recipe ever is sheer perfection, with whole cinnamon-laced apples wrapped in flakey pie crust and then baked in a decadent sauce.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 6 apples (medium size)
- 6 tsp butter (unsalted)
- 6 tsp granulated sugar
- 11/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 cup all-purpose flour (plus another 1/2 cup or so for sprinkling on the counter and your rolling pin)
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 cup solid shortening (chilled, I use Crisco)
- 1/2 cup milk (I use whole milk)
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 4 tbsp butter (unsalted)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- 1
I like to make my pastry first so it can be chilling while I prepare the apples.
- 2
To make the pastry, combine the flour, salt, and chilled shorting in a medium-size bowl. Use a pastry blender or two forks and cut in the shortening until your mixture starts to resemble a coarse meal. It's okay to have a few larger pieces of shortening remaining.
- 3
Add the milk, a little at a time, and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until everything is combined.
- 4
Turn out the dough onto a floured work surface. It will still be crumbly, that's okay.
- 5
Put a little flour on your hands and gently form the dough into a ball. Use a sharp knife and cut the dough in half, and then each half into thirds. Shape each piece into a round disk. Place the disks into the refrigerator to chill until you are ready to roll them out.
- 6
Combine the sugar, water, cinnamon, nutmeg, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil and cook for a few minutes until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Remove from the stove and set aside.
- 7
Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
- 8
Peel and core the apples.
- 9
Take one disk of pie dough and use a rolling pin to roll it out on a floured surface. Roll out gently from the center until you have a square or round disk, approximately six inches in diameter.
- 10
Place one apple in the dough's center and put one tablespoon of butter into the hole in the apple. Top with one teaspoon of the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- 11
Bring the dough's edges up around the apple and use your hands to mold the dough to cover the entire apple. Place the apple in a well-greased 9x13 baking dish. Repeat with the remaining apples.
- 12
Make an egg wash by combining one egg and one tablespoon of water. Mix with a fork until well combined. Use a pastry brush and brush the egg wash over each pastry covered apple.
- 13
Pour the sauce in the baking dish and bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
- 14
Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and serve hot or at room temperature.