![]() ![]() If you don’t have pastry flour, that’s okay as I didn’t the day I made this recipe. In this recipe, we used Crisco so I made sure to put it in the refrigerator a few hours before making the crust.įlakier Crust: You can also ensure a more flaky crust by using half pastry flour and half all-purpose flour. Keep the shortening cold: As with any pie crust recipe, you’ll want to make sure your shortening is very cold before starting. How do you enjoy your apple dumplings? I like them straight up, my husband likes them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and my mom pours milk over hers. If it’s any indication, my brother’s face lit up when I told him out in the field (it’s harvest time) that I had made apple dumplings for dessert (so that I could share with you) – and he was soooo excited! We all leap for joy when apple dumplings are on the menu. There’s no caramel sauce or anything else to add because they don’t need it! It’s a party in your mouth. If you have time this weekend and want a treat – these apple dumplings are the best! Crispy, tart and with the sweetness of sugar - soooooooo good. It’s the pie crust recipe that was passed down to her – and it won my sister an award at the county fair. And I don’t just mean that because she’s my mom. How to Make Old Fashioned Apple DumplingsĪ good old fashioned apple dumplings from scratch recipe like this one I’m sharing today, starts with a good pie crust. You will find these at select apple orchards in the fall. Idared Apples – This is an old fashioned apple that is perfect for baking.Granny Smith Apples – Tart and delicious, these are the easiest to find in the grocery store year around.They have a nice tartness and hold up very well when baked. Jonagold Apples– These are my personal favorite but hard to find during certain seasons.Here’s a few that I recommend and the only apples I use for baking. You also need a tart apple to balance the sweetness of the sugar and cinnamon. You cannot just use any apple to get that tart delicious filling in an apple dumpling (or any apple dessert in my opinion.) You need an apple that bakes well and doesn’t become mushy. Apple dumplings are all that is right with the world. They have the flakiness of a pie but there is more crust per bite which is what I personally love about them. They are tart apples baked in a sea of butter, cinnamon and sugar nestled in homemade pie crust. How to Make Old Fashioned Apple Dumplings.The other option is to do it like most everyone else does it, and after step 3, go to step 5, and then bake for 45 minutes. I didn't worry too much about it, in other words :p Once that's done, serve them warm with vanilla ice cream!! You may still see the Mountain Dew sloshing around on the bottom, but as the pan cools, the dumplings themselves will soak all of that up. Then pour the can of Mountain Dew around the outside.ħ. I used a spoon to make sure each dumpling got at least a couple of spoonfuls. Once the 10 minutes are up, open the oven door, and pour the mixture evenly on the apple dumplings. Also, I used brown sugar, but I've seen recipes that let you use normal white sugar as well.Ħ. If you do, you get an even coating, and if you don't, you get a crunchy, sugary coating on the dumplings. I mixed it very well, but you don't have to. Melt the butter! Once the butter's melted, take it off heat and mix the sugar and cinnamon in. Most folks will say to pour the sauce on, then stick them in the oven, but letting them bake for 10 minutes first not only allows you time to make the sauce, but also makes the crescent dough start to bake so it doesn't get all doughy on the top where you want the dumpling to be crunchy!ĥ. You'll have 16 of the crescent roll dough triangles to use.Ĥ. ![]() Extra apples can be put to the side (or immediately consumed :D). Take a triangle of the crescent roll dough and roll a slice into it. The peeling is important as I left one unpeeled (just to see what'd happen) and the skin got leathery? It didn't taste bad, it just didn't cut easily.ģ. Peel and core the apples and cut them into 6 slices each. (I used a nonstick pan so I didn't bother spraying)Ģ. Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 13x9 pan. My coworker gave me this recipe to try out because she knew us foodies were going to cook for the rest of the hackerspace.ġ. I made them for the first time this past Friday in fact. These look, smell, and taste amazing! They're also dead simple to make. ![]()
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