Buttered Scott Apple Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted flour
4 tsp. double-acting baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
about 1 c. milk
4 medium apples, pared, cored and halved
1/2 c. granulates sugar, mixed with 1 tsp. cinnamon and 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 to 3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. butter
dash of salt
2 c. boiling water

Preparation

Measure sifted flour; add baking powder, salt and 3 tablespoons sugar and sift again.
Cut shortening into sifted ingredients until mixture looks like coarse meal.
Add milk, mixing until soft dough is formed.