I have a very clear memory of sitting on top of the kitchen island
counter stuffing apples with butter and cinnamon and sugar with my mom
while our family was staying at Grandpas for a time. This would place me
stuffing apples at the age of four. Something this yummy sticks in ones
memory! I made moms recipe last night with fresh picked apples and
thought I'd share the recipe here.
Ingredients
1 pie crust (I used my gluten free flour blend to make my own, mom always used store bought)
3 large apples, cored
5 T cold butter, divided
3 T cinnamon sugar
1 cups water
1 T corn syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 t cinnamon
**Instead of corn syrup, mom used hard cinnamon candies (red hots, I
believe). This made the dumplings a bit sweeter and a pretty red color,
unfortunately I don't think red hots are gluten free?Ah well, the corn
syrup instead makes for a deliciously sweet thick sauce.
Directions
Preheat oven to 425
Divide the pie crust dough into 3 equal parts and roll each out into a
circle. Set each apple in the center of a crust and stuff the hallowed
core with 1 T butter and 1 generous tablespoon of cinnamon and sugar.
Wrap the dough around the apples and set them in a greased 8 x 8 baking
dish.
In a saucepan, combine the water, sugar, cinnamon, corn syrup or red
hots, and remaining 2 T of butter and bring to a boil. Pour hot liquid
into the dish with the apples and bake for 40 to 45 minutes covered.Then
bake an additional 10 minutes uncovered. Apples should be soft and
crust should be cooked through.
I liked eating mine right out of the oven in a bowl with milk when I was
a kid... or left over for a yummy breakfast. Last night we served them
over vanilla ice cream and drizzled with home made caramel.
Welcome to our family recipe collection. Many of these recipes have been favorites through the generations, but I'm always eager to add more as additional recipes become family favorites too. The traditional recipes here have withstood the taste tests of time, but the newer- cleaner- gluten free recipes I keep posting are every bit as delicious. Enjoy!
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