Cins Caramel Peppermint Apple Dumplings Food

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.

CARAMEL APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan.
• Place over low heat, and cook until smooth, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; set aside.
• Core apples, cutting to, but not through, the bottom of each apple.
• Spoon caramel mixture evenly into centers of apples.
• Place apples in a small baking dish; cover and bake at 400 for 35 minutes or just until apples are tender.
• Remove apples from dish, and let cool.
• Place 1 sheet of phyllo on a damp towel (keeping remaining phyllo covered).
• Coat phyllo sheet with cooking spray.
• Fold phyllo in half crosswise.
• Place 1 apple on phyllo rectangle.
• Coat edges of phyllo with Pam; bring corners to center, pinching phyllo to seal.
• Coat dumpling with cooking spray Repeat with remaining apple and phyllo sheets.
• Place dumplings on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 400 for 5 minutes or until golden.

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.

RICH CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Boil the syrup ingredients in a saucepan for 10 minutes.
• Blend the dry ingredients together.
• Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until grainy[I just pinch everything until it all feels about the same size grains].
• Add the milk and stir lightly until mixed.
• Pour the syrup into a medium baking dish (9"x9") and drop soup spoonfuls of the dumpling mixture into the syrup.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• When it is done, flip the dumplings over so the crispy side will soak up more of the yummy stuff.

GLOSSY CARAMEL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the sauce: Carmelize the brown sugar and butter. Add the water and boil for a few minutes. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish.
• For the dumplings: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar. Add milk. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Drop by spoonfuls into the sauce. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes.