Amish Recipe - Apple Dumplings

Apple Dumplings

Ingredients:
2 cups flour 2/3 cup shortening
2 ½ tsp. baking powder ½ cup milk
½ tsp. salt 6 apples, peeled and cut in halves

Sauce:
2 cups brown sugar ¼ cup butter
2 cups water ½ tsp. cinnamon

Make dough like pie dough. Roll out dough; cut in squares (approx. 4-5” square). Place half an apple on each square. Wet edges of dough and press into a ball around the apple. Put dumplings in a pan; pour sauce over all and bake. (375 degree oven for 25 – 40 minutes or until dough is golden brown.)


This recipe comes from our featured cookbook of the month called “The Wooden Spoon Cookbook” by Miriam Miller (Item No. AMT-P-704). The recipes in the cookbook were compiled by a 17 year old Amish girl. You will get 194 pages of recipes that were some of Miriam’s favorite recipes from her mother and grandmother. You will also get to read some of Miriam’s personal childhood memories and get a glimpse into an Amish girls life. I’m sure you and your family will thoroughly enjoy this wonderful cookbook. For more information on this cookbook and others, please visit our website at www.amishmart.com.