APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH RED HOTS CINNAMON SAUCE

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These are so good the guys who work on my car barter for them. I save money, they get apple dumplings

Provided by Michele Osborne

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 medium apples, golden delicious
1 1/2 c sugar
4 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 stick butter, cold
your favorite pie crust recipe
SAUCE
1 c red hot cinnamon candies
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbsp cornstarch
2 1/4 c water

Steps:

  • 1. Peel and hollow out the apples saving the peels in a saucepan with about 2 cups of water
  • 2. Mix cinnamon and sugar. This is for filling apples and sauce
  • 3. Roll out enough dough to cover 1 apple. Set apple in the center of the dough.
  • 4. Place a pat of butter in the apple cavity, top with cinnamon sugar, brown sugar and another pat of butter
  • 5. Pull opposite sides of dough up around apple twice to cover apple. Place in pan. Repeat steps 3,4,5 for all apples
  • 6. Bake 350 degrees for about an hour until crust is light brown and flaky.
  • 7. While apples are baking prepare the sauce: Boil peels until they are mushy, then discard peels
  • 8. To the boiling water add 1 cup cinnamon sugar, nutmeg, 2 Tbsp butter, 1/2 bag of red hots. Simmer until candies are melted
  • 9. In a small container combine 1/4 cup water and 1 Tbsp cornstarch. Stir completely.
  • 10. Add cornstarch mixture SLOWLY to syrup mixture to thicken. You may not need it all.
  • 11. When apples are brown and flaky, ladle sauce over apples. Any leftover sauce is great on ice cream, waffles etc.
  • 12. Bake another 10 minutes. Serve with ice cream

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