Amish Apple Dumplings Recipe
These Amish apple dumplings are prepared by our local Mennonite market for the local fruit farm’s annual apple picking open house.
- Preparation Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hrs 5 minutes
Ingredients for making Amish Apple Dumplings Recipe
- cooking spray
- 6 medium baking apples, peeled and cored
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup shortening
- ½ cup milk
- 3 cups brown sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions for making Amish Apple Dumplings Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Set apples aside in a cold water bath while you prepare the dough.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add shortening and cut together with a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly. Add milk and stir until dough comes together.
- Combine 1 cup brown sugar and cinnamon in another bowl. Separate dough into six equal portions and roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Place an apple in the center of each dough portion and fill the core with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Wrap each apple in dough and place into the prepared pan.
- Combine remaining brown sugar, water, butter, and nutmeg in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, about 5 minutes. Pour syrup over dumplings.
- Bake in the preheated oven until dough is golden brown and apples are soft, about 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 924
- Total Fat 32g
- Saturated Fat 11g
- Cholesterol 22mg
- Sodium 495mg
- Total Carbohydrate 161g
- Dietary Fiber 5g
- Total Sugars 122g
- Protein 6g
- Vitamin C 6mg
- Calcium 251mg
- Iron 3mg
- Potassium 375mg
