2 sticks or 1 packet Betty Crocker pie crust mix
6 baking apples (each about 3 inches in diameter), pared and cored
3 tablespoons raisins
3 tablespoons chopped nuts
2 cups brown sugar (packed)
1 cup water
Sweetened whipped cream
Preparation Instructions:
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare pastry for Two-crust Pie as directed on package except - on lightly floured board, roll 2/3 of dough into 14 inch square; cut into 4 squares. Roll remaining dough into rectangle, 14 x 7 inches; cut into 2 squares. Place an apple on each square.
Mix raisins and nuts; fill center of each apple. Moisten corners of square; bring 2 opposite corners of pastry up over apple and press together. Fold in sides of remaining corners; bring corners up over apple and press together. Place dumplings in ungreased baking dish, 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches.
Heat sugar and water to boiling; carefully our around dumplings. Bake about 40 minutes or until crust is brown and apples are tender when pricked with fork. Spoon syrup over apples 2 or 3 times during baking. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream. 6 servings.
Peach Dumplings: Substitute 6 peaches, peeled, halved and pitted, for the apples. and 1/4 cup cranberry relish for the raisins and nuts. Fill centers of each 2 peach halves with relish.