- Serves: 6
- Ingredient Notes: Vegetarian, Corn-free, Egg-free, Peanut-free, Soy-free
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons chopped dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons chopped hazelnuts
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
- 6 crisp, tart apples like Granny Smith or Pink Lady, peeled and cored
- 7 tablespoons butter, divided
- Pie crust pastry for a 2-crust pie (see note)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 375° F.
Combine cranberries, hazelnuts and maple syrup; stuff the center of each apple with mixture. Top each apple with 1 tablespoon butter.
Roll out pastry to 1/8-inch-thick and cut into 6 (7-inch) squares. Place one apple in the center of each square and bring corners up to meet in the middle. Crimp edges to seal well. Place dumplings in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish and set aside while preparing sauce.
Place sugar, apple cider, lemon juice, cinnamon and remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan and boil for 1 minute.
Pour cider sauce over dumplings. Bake for about 1 hour, spooning sauce over dumplings once or twice during baking. Serve dumplings in dessert dishes with sauce spooned over.
Special notes:
You may purchase frozen pie dough, which makes an excellent flaky pastry, or prepare Pastry Dough for Apple Dumplings.
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