Apple Dumplings

12 red Rome Apples peeled/cored, placed in lemon water

 

Mix Together:

 

1 cup brown sugar                                         1/2 tsp nutmeg

 

1 cup white sugar                                          1 1/2 - 2 tsp cinnamon

 

3/4 cup raisins                                               3/4 cup peacan pieces

 

 

Drain and pat dry apples, then fill center of apple with abouve mixture.

Keep extra mixture for caramel sauce.

 

Place apple in a 4 x 4 puff pastry square or piecrust and brush corners of pastry

with egg eash. Now fold each corner up to center of apple, pinch seams, and

brush top with egg wash. Place on wax paper on sheet pan and bake. Bake at

350. Bake until crust is golden brown and Apple is tender. Do not over bake or

apple will become mushy.

Remove from pan while hot to prevent sticking, serve with warm caramel sauce

or ice cream.

 

Caramel Sauce

 

Melt together:

 

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

 

Then add leftover filling mixture. If you have no filling leftover, use the filling

recipe and add butter, and  heavy cream.

 

Pie Crust Recipe

 

Mix together:

 

3 cup flour

1 cup lard

1 tsp salt

 

Add:

 

1 egg

1 Tblsp vinegar

5 Tblsp water