Thelma's Deep Dish Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

Dumpling

• 2 (20 ounce) cans sliced apples, drained (save juice)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 teaspoons red hots candy
• Butter

Sauce

• 1 cup apple juice
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup red hots
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Have ready 6 (10 inch) deep dishes.

Dumpling

1. Mix apples and other ingredients. Roll out pastry (the size of a small egg) into a 10 inch round circle; line deep dish. Let hang over sides. In bottom of each, put a small pat of butter and 1 teaspoon red hots. Put in apples, dividing equally into the 6 deep dishes. Fold dough over top; place on sheet pan. Bake for 45 minutes.

Sauce

1. Heat candy in apple juice to dissolve candy.
2. Boil and mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water. Add to mixture and continue to cook until clear.
3. Serve hot over apple dumplings.
4. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra treat.

Attribution

Thelma's Restaurant at the Ramada Inn - Effingham, Illinois