Apple Dumplings

~Apple Dumplings~

(can be made dairy and egg free)

 

You'll need:

4 granny smith or honeycrisp apples-peeled, cored and cut in half crosswise (across the middle, not down from the top)

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 stick of butter, softened. (may use dairy free butter if needed for allergies-i use Fleischman's unsalted for baking)

two pre-made pie crusts (I use Pillsbury, which is dairy and egg free)

one egg, beaten (optional)  OR two tablespoons water

Two tablespoons raw sugar

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  On a floured surface, unroll your pie crust.  Use a roller to make the pre-made crust slightly larger and thinner.  Take a sharp knife and cut the crust into four equal parts.  Do the same for the second pre-made crust.  Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon and salt together.  Rub each apple half with the brown sugar mixture.  Mix the remaining sugar with the softened butter.  Place one sugar coated apple in the center of one of the quartered pie crust pieces.  Fill the core with butter mixture.  Fold up the crust so that it covers the entire apple.  Repeat with all the apples and crust pieces.  Place on a cookie sheet.  Brush each dumpling lightly with egg (or water if making allergy free version), just to slightly wet the top.  Sprinkle raw sugar on top of each dumpling.  Bake until golden brown, ~25 minutes.