Apple Dumplings
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




6 apples
1 quart flour
1 tablespoon butter or lard
1 teaspoon salt
2 heaping teaspoons baking powder 
1/2 pint milk
cinnamon and sugar

Preparation

1 Pare and core apples; set aside. 2 Blend butter or lard into flour, add salt and baking powder, mix well. Moisten with milk, using more or less than called for, to make a soft dough, one that will roll nicely without being sticky. Roll to about 1/2-inch thickness and cut into rounds the size of a saucer.  3 Place an apple in the center of each round, filling center with sugar and a little cinnamon. Wrap dough around apple, seal and tie each dumpling in a floured cloth bag. Plunge immediately into boiling water and boil 30 minutes. Serve hot with sugar and cream.