Ohio · Dessert
Ohio Apple Dumplings
- Intermediate
- 75 min
- roughly 2 of 4 for cost
- Vegetarian
Leads with richness that coats and comforts, warm spice humming through the middle, trailing gentle sweetness.
Ingredients
- 6 small tart apples, peeled and cored
- Pastry for a double batch, rolled thin
- For the filling: 100g brown sugar, 55g butter, 1 tsp cinnamon
- For the syrup: 400g sugar, 500ml water, 55g butter, 1 tsp cinnamon
Allergen screen
Found: gluten · dairy
Screened for: gluten, dairy, egg, nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, molluscs, soy, sesame, celery, mustard, lupin, alcohol. Not screened: sulphites.
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Method
- Cut the pastry into six squares large enough to wrap an apple.
- Set an apple on each square, pack the cavity with brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, and draw the pastry up to seal at the top.
- Arrange in a buttered baking dish.
- Boil the syrup ingredients together 5 min and pour around the dumplings. 5 min
- Bake at 190C for 40-45 min, basting once with the syrup, until the pastry is gold and the apples are tender. Serve warm with cream. 45 min
At the Table
- The Pour
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The sweetness rule is absolute: the pour must be sweeter than the plate, and acid keeps it from cloying.
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