Apple Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/4 c. shortening
2 c. flour
2 c. water
6 apples
3/4 c. shortening
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Combine sugar, water, cinnamon and nutmeg to make sauce.
Cook 5 minutes.
Add butter.
Pare and core apples.
Sift flour, salt and baking powder; cut in shortening.
Add milk all at once.
Stir fast until flour is moistened.
Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut six 5-inch squares.
Place 1 apple on each square; dot with butter.
Fold corners and pinch edges.
Place 1 inch apart in greased pan.
Pour sauce over dumplings.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 35 minutes.