Amazing Apple Dumplings

Thanks to Thelma Spears. The best Apple Dumpling maker of all time!

Ingredients

Sauce
2 C Water
2 C Sugar
¼ tsp Cinnamon
¼ C Butter

Pastry
2 C Flour
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Baking powder
¾ C Shortening
½ C Milk

6 Apples, peeled and quartered

Mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
6 tbls Butter

Directions
Preheat oven to 350◦

Heat water, sugar, cinnamon and butter until completely incorporated. Set aside.

Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening. Add milk and stir until moistened.

Divide into 6 balls. Roll out each. Place 4 pieces of apple on each piece of dough. Sprinkle with additional mixture of cinnamon/sugar and a tbls butter.

Fold pastry corners together and place seam down in pan. Pour syrup over dumplings.

Bake 35 minutes. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.