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Apple Dumpling Rolls

Instead of a giant apple covered in pastry, these dumplings are rolled up like a cinnamon bun. Yummy!
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Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • Pam nonstick cooking spray
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 Tbsp sugar (for pastry)
  • 1/2 cups sugar (for filling)
  • 8 tsp baking powder
  • 8 Tbsp shortening
  • 1 1/3 cups milk
  • 5 apples, sliced thin or chopped fine
  • 2 cups water
  • cinnamon
  • sugar (for topping)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray Pam on a baking pan that has 1-inch sides.
  • In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, 4 tablespoons sugar and baking powder. With a pastry blender cut the shortening into flour mixture as for pie dough. Add milk and gather ingredients until dough forms. Do not overwork the dough; handle lightly. Divide dough into 3 equal parts.
  • Roll each part out on a floured surface to a square approximately 8-inches in diameter. Evenly spread 1/3 of prepared apples on dough. Roll up jelly-roll -fashion and secure by pinching dough along seam. Slice into 2-inch slices and place into prepared -baking pan. Repeat the procedure with the remaining dough and apples.
  • In a saucepan, bring water and 1 1/2 cups sugar to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat-and pour over rolls in baking pan. Sprinkle tops of each roll with cinnamon arid additional sugar. Sake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until browned. Makes 12 apple rolls. Enjoy!