- Preheating and Prep
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch pan.
- Plating and Serving
Roll pastry into a 24x16-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Cut into six 8-inch squares. Place an apple on each pastry square with the cored opening facing upward. Cut butter into 8 pieces; place 1 piece in the opening of each apple; reserve the remaining butter for sauce.
- Resting and Cooling
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 apples.
- Plating and Serving
Using slightly wet fingertips, bring one corner of the 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 and place in the prepared baking dish.
- Mixing the Ingredients
Combine water, white sugar, vanilla extract, and reserved butter in a large saucepan. Place over medium heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Carefully pour the sauce over the dumplings.
- Preheating and Prep
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Place each apple dumpling in a dessert bowl, and spoon some of the sauce over the top.
- Calories:927 kcal%46%
- Protein:5.0 g%10%
- Carbohydrates:148.0 g%49%
- Fat:35.0 g%70%
- Sugar:115.0 g%99%
- Salt:1.1 g%16%
- Energy:3879 kJ%64%
Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings is a delicious and satisfying dish, Featuring pastry for double, granny smith apples and brown sugar, perfectly balancing sweetness with texture in every bite. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature, dusted with powdered sugar or a scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside.
