Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening
3/4 c. milk
3 large apples
2 Tbsp. margarine, divided
1 Tbsp. sugar, divided
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. margarine
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Combine first 3 ingredients; cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Gradually add milk, stirring to make a soft dough.
Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness, shaping into a 21 x 14-inch rectangle.
Cut dough with a pastry cutter into 6 (7-inch) squares.
Peel and core apples.
Cut in half.
Place one apple half on each pastry square.
Dot each with 1 teaspoon butter. Sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Moisten edges of each dumpling with water; bring corners to center, pinching edges to seal.
Place the dumplings in a lightly greased 12 x 8 x 2-inch baking dish.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 35 minutes.