Nana'S Apple Dumplings With Nutmeg Milk - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Syrup
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8 drops red food coloring
1/4 cup butter
Pastry
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
6 small apples
6 teaspoons butter
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cinnamon
Nutmeg milk
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

Mix syrup; boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter.
Sift dry ingredients and cut in shortening until coarse crumbs. Add milk, all at once and stir until just moistened. Divide into 6 pieces and roll to 1/4\" circle, each.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place a cored apple on each circle. Fill core with cinnamon sugar mix. Place pat of butter on top. Fold pastry up over apple and pinch to seal. Place in 9 x 13 pan 1\" apart.
Pour syrup over dumplings and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes.