Baked Apple Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
3/4 c. Crisco
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
apples
butter
sugar
brown sugar
cinnamon
Karo syrup

Preparation

Mix the first four ingredients with enough milk to make a soft dough.
Pare the apples (about 8 tart ones), cut in half and core. Divide the dough into 8 balls and roll each ball into a circle. Place 2 apple halves on each circle.
Put 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon on each apple.
Pull dough up and wrap each apple well.
Place in a baking pan.
Place small pat of butter on top of each dumpling.
Place 1 teaspoon brown sugar on butter and sprinkle cinnamon over all dumplings.
Drizzle Karo syrup over all and add about 1/4 cup water to bottom of pan.
Bake at 375\u00b0 until apples are tender and pastry is golden brown.