Grandma Buelah’s Apple Dumplings

Name: Grandma Buelah's Apple Dumplings
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: Pastry for double-crust pie; 6 small tart apples, peeled and cored; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons half-and-half cream; 3/4 cup maple or maple-flavored syrup, warmed

Buelah and Harry Hughson settled in Sioux County, Nebraska in the early 1900's. Grandma had a reputation for being a talented musician, avid card player and a marvelous cook! I always make a double batch of her dumplings for my husband and our four children.

Ingredients

Pastry for double-crust pie
6 small tart apples, peeled and cored
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons half-and-half cream
3/4 cup maple or maple-flavored syrup, warmed

Directions

On a floured surface, roll out pastry to an 18x12-in. rectangle. Cut into six 6-in. squares. Place an apple on each square. Combine sugar and cream and spoon into apple center. Moisten edges of pastry; fold up the corners to center and pinch to seal.
Place on an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° bake 30 minutes longer or until golden brown, basting twice with syrup. Serve warm.