Servings: 6

6 apples, peeled and cored 6 apples, peeled and cored
 
DOUGH: subheading: DOUGH:
2 cups flour 2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt 1 tsp salt
2/3 cup shortening ⅔ cup shortening
½ cup milk ½ cup milk
 
SAUCE: subheading: SAUCE:
2 cups sugar 2 cups sugar
2 cups water 2 cups water
½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp cinnamon
3 T butter 3 T butter

Dough:  In large bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.  Cut in shortening.  Pour in milk all at once and form a dough.  Refrigerate for an hour.
On a floured surface roll dough ¼ inch thick into a rectangle.  Cut into squares.  (This recipe makes 6 dumplings so cut into 6 or 7 inch squares.  This time I divided my dough into 6 and rolled them out individually--that worked good too.)
Put apple on each square.  Put butter in the hole of the apple and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
Wrap each apple in a square of dough.
Sauce:  Boil sugar, water and cinnamon.  Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Pour sauce over the dumplings.
Bake in 375 degree oven for 1 hour.