NANA'S APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH NUTMEG MILK

Nana's Apple Dumplings With Nutmeg Milk image

This is the way our family always ate apple dumplings. The dumplings are baked in a cinnamon syrup and rather than a scoop of ice cream, we made nutmeg milk to pour over the top.

Provided by MarylandMomof3

Categories Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 dumplings, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8 drops red food coloring
1/4 cup butter
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
6 small apples
6 teaspoons butter
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cinnamon
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Steps:

Mix syrup; boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter.
Sift dry ingredients and cut in shortening until coarse crumbs. Add milk, all at once and stir until just moistened. Divide into 6 pieces and roll to 1/4" circle, each.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place a cored apple on each circle. Fill core with cinnamon sugar mix. Place pat of butter on top. Fold pastry up over apple and pinch to seal. Place in 9 x 13 pan 1" apart.
Pour syrup over dumplings and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1018.4, Fat 41.3, SaturatedFat 15.8, Cholesterol 41.4, Sodium 660.7, Carbohydrate 160.9, Fiber 6.9, Sugar 119.7, Protein 8.2