Directions
- 1
Put flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.
- 2
Cut in shortening.
- 3
Add milk and stir to form soft dough.
- 4
Divide dough into 8 pieces.
- 5
Roll out ⅛ inch thick.
- 6
Put ⅛ apple slices in middle and pull up dough around apples and pinch to stay together.
- 7
Repeat 7 more times.
- 8
Place in 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
- 9
Combine sugars, spices, water, vanilla and butter in saucepan until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
- 10
Pour sauce over dumplings and bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
Published August 7, 2026 · straight from the family recipe box, exactly as the family wrote it.
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