Baked Apple Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

pastry for 1 double-crust pie
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
butter
3 Tbsp. butter
6 medium cooking apples, peeled and cored
1/2 c. sugar
2 c. water
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Shape into rectangle and cut into six 8-inch squares.
Reserve excess pastry.
Place an apple in center of each square.
Combine sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon; mix well.
Fill each apple core with mixture and dot with butter. Moisten edges of pastry with water and bring corners to center.
Pinch edges to seal. Place in large baking dish.
Roll out reserved pastry.
Cut into decorative shapes and arrange on top, if desired.