Homemade apple dumplings made with fresh apples, buttery pastry, and a spiced sugar syrup for a warm and comforting dessert.
Ingredients
- 6 whole apples peeled and cored
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour for pastry
- 1 tsp salt for pastry
- 1 cup butter chilled and diced, for pastry
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup cold water for pastry
- 1 1/2 cups sugar for syrup
- 1 1/2 cups water for syrup
- 1/4 cup butter for syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon for syrup
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg for syrup
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a bowl, combine flour and salt for the pastry. Cut in the chilled butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gradually add cold water, stirring with a fork until the dough comes together. Form into a ball and chill if necessary.
- On a floured surface, roll the dough out and cut into squares large enough to wrap around the apples.
- Place each peeled and cored apple in the center of a dough square, then wrap and seal the edges.
- Position the wrapped apples in a baking dish.
- In a saucepan, mix sugar, water, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, then pour over the dumplings in the dish.
- Bake for 45 minutes, basting occasionally with the syrup, until the apples are tender and pastry is golden brown.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 250mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 4gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 10mg