Caramel Filled Apple Dumplings Food

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Dough: Add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to food processor and pulse until combined. Scatter chilled butter and shortening over flour and pulse until it resembles coarse crumbs. Transfer to a bowl and stir in half and half until dough forms. Turn out onto lightly floured counter and knead briefly until dough comes together. Press dough into a rough 10x5 rectangle and cut in half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour or until you are ready to use.
• Peanut Butter Filling: Preheat oven to 425F degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. In a second bowl, combine peanut butter and 1/3 cup sugar mixture, and stir until completely combined. Using a melon baller, scoop out core/seeds of apples without piercing the bottom. Divide peanut butter mixture evenly among apple halves.
• Lightly flour counter and remove only one dough rectangle from the fridge. Sprinkle dough with flour and working quickly, roll dough into a 12 inch square and cut int half and half again to form 4 6-inch squares. Place apple, cut side up, in center of each square. Lift dough corners, to meet on top of apple half and crimp edges to seal. Repeat with other refrigerated dough ball and remaining apples.
• Line dumplings on prepared baking sheet and cut a vent hole in the top of each dumpling. Brush dumplings all over with egg whites and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. Bake until golden, 20-25 minutes. Let dumplings cool on sheet for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare Caramel Sauce. When ready to serve, drizzle desired amount of caramel over dumplings and serve with vanilla ice cream if desired.

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch pan.
• Peel and core the apples, then cut each into 8 slices. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll piece, then transfer to the prepared pan.
• Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the sugar and barely stir. Add the vanilla and stir slightly, then pour the entire mixture over the apples. Pour the citrus soda around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake until golden brown and crispy on top, about 40 minutes.
• Serve, spooning some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough into a 12-in. x 18-in. rectangle. Cut into six squares., Place 1/3 cup chopped apples in the center of each square. Brush edges of dough with water; fold up corners to center and pinch to seal. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes., In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, water and butter; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Pour over dumplings. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until apples are tender. Serve warm with ice cream.

CARAMEL APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sauce ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. , For the dumplings, combine flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. Add milk, butter and vanilla; stir just until moistened. Gently fold in apples. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls into the boiling sauce. Cover and cook over low heat until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 8-10 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.

HOMEMADE APPLE DUMPLINGS WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, 2 teaspoons sugar and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. In a small bowl, combine 1 egg, water and vinegar; gradually add to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide into seven portions. , On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 7-in. square. Place an apple on each pastry square; place 1 tablespoon butter in the center of each. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over apples., Bring up corners of pastry to center; pinch edges to seal. Beat remaining egg; brush over pastry. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until smooth and blended. Pour over apples. Bake 35-40 minutes longer or until apples are tender and pastry is golden brown, basting occasionally with sauce. Serve warm.

CARAMEL-FILLED APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Unfold pastry; roll out each pastry sheet on light floured surface to 16x14-inch rectangle. Cut each sheet into 4 (8x7-inch) rectangles.
• Melt caramels with half-and-half in heavy saucepan on low heat, stirring frequently until smooth.
• Place apples on center of pastry rectangles; fill apple cores with caramel mixture. Fold pastry up and around apples, pressing edges together at top and sides to seal well. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until pastry is browned.

CARAMEL APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Make Caramel Sauce.
• Peel apples, core each, creating a 1" wide hollow from top to bottom.
• Place apples in a bowl and coat with lemon juice.
• On a lightly floured board, roll pastry into a 12" square.
• Cut into four equal squares and center an apple upright on each.
• Pour Caramel Sauce equally into apple hollows.
• Add chopped nuts at this time, if using.
• Brush egg/water mixture over 1/2" wide border around each pastry.
• To wrap each dumpling, with floured finger bring two opposite pastry corners up over apple and pinch tips together. Repeat with remaining two corners.
• Firmly pinch all tips together; pinch each seam, then fold over about 1/8" along the seam and pinch again, leaving no holes.
• Space evenly on a buttered 12x15" baking sheet.
• Bake at 375F for 20 minutes.
• Bake until pastry is deep golden, 10-15 minutes longer.
• With a wide spatula, transfer the dumplings to plates.
• Accompany with remaining caramel sauce and ice cream, if desired.
• Caramel Sauce:.
• In a 2-3 quart pan over medium heat, tilt and swirl sugar often until melted and amber-colored. About 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in whipping cream; mixture will bubble and sugar will harden.
• Stir until sugar melts again and sauce boils, 6-8 minutes.
• At once, pour sauce into a bowl.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Let sauce cool for 10 minutes, then stir in the rum.
• Serve warm or cool.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch pan.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a large rectangle, about 24 by 16 inches. Cut into 6 square pieces. Place an apple on each pastry square with the cored opening facing upward. Cut butter into 8 pieces. Place 1 piece of butter in the opening of each apple; reserve remaining butter for sauce. Divide brown sugar between apples, poking some inside each cored opening and the rest around the base of each apple. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apples.
• With slightly wet fingertips, bring one corner of pastry square up to the top of the apple, then bring the opposite corner to the top and press together. Bring up the two remaining corners, and seal. Slightly pinch the dough at the sides to completely seal in the apple. Repeat with the remaining apples. Place in prepared baking dish.
• In a saucepan, combine water, white sugar, vanilla extract and reserved butter. Place over medium heat, and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved. Carefully pour over dumplings.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Place each apple dumpling in a dessert bowl, and spoon some sauce over the top.

CARAMEL APPLE PUFF DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Dumplings:.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Thaw and unfold puff pastry.
• On lightly floured surface, roll the pastry into a 16" sqaure.
• Cut with a knife into 4 equal pieces.
• Peel and core cpples.
• Trim the bottoms so the apples sit flat.
• Place 1 apple in the center of each square.
• Use 1/4 teaspoon of lemon juice if apples start to trun brown.
• Mix together the brown sugar or brown-sugar splenda, butter or margarine and cinnamon.
• Spoon into apples.
• Beat the egg and water together in a small bowl.
• Moisten the edge of the pastry with the mixture.
• Bring the pastry up around the apple, pleating the pastry as needed to form a seal.
• Place the dumplings in an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Brush them with remaining egg mixture, sprinkle with granulated sugar or splenda.
• Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown.
• When ready to serve; heat the caramel sauce and the toasted pecans.
• Place a warm dumpling on a serving plate and drizzle the sauce over the top.
• Garnish with cool-whip or vanilla ice cream, if desired.