Apple Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pastry for 9-inch two crust pie
6 baking apples, pared and cored
3 Tbsp. raisins
3 Tbsp. chopped nuts
2 c. brown sugar
1 c. water

Preparation

Prepare pastry; roll 2/3 dough into 14-inch square roll, remaining dough into 14 x 7-inch rectangle.
Cut into 2 squares. Place an apple on each square.
Mix raisins and nuts; fill center of each apple.
Moisten corners of square; bring 2 opposite corners of pastry up over apple and press together.
Fold in sides of remaining corners.
Bring corners up over apple and press together.
Place dumplings in ungreased baking dish.
Heat brown sugar and water to boiling.
Pour around dumplings.
Bake for about 40 minutes at 425\u00b0.
Serves 6.