Annapolis Valley Apple Dumplings
Whole peeled apples wrapped in pastry, filled with cinnamon and brown sugar, and baked in a buttery syrup.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 75 min
- Servings
- 6
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 380 kcal
Equipment
- •Baking dish
- •Rolling pin
- •Apple corer
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- fat
- 18 g
- carbs
- 52 g
- protein
- 3 g
- calories
- 380
Instructions
- 1
Make the pastry by rubbing the butter into the flour and salt, then adding cold water to form a firm dough; chill 20 minutes.
- 2
Mix the brown sugar and cinnamon and pack it into the cored centre of each apple.
- 3
Roll the pastry and cut into squares large enough to wrap each apple completely.
- 4
Wrap each apple in pastry, sealing the seams, and place in a buttered baking dish.
- 5
Bring the water and granulated sugar to a simmer to make a light syrup and pour around the dumplings.
- 6
Bake at 190C (375F) for 40-45 minutes, basting once with the syrup, until the pastry is golden and apples are tender.
- 7
Serve warm, spooning the baked syrup over each dumpling.
Chef's tips
Choose apples of similar size so they all cook through and turn tender at the same time.
Ingredient substitutions
- brown sugar filling → a spoonful of your favourite jam for a different flavour
Storage
Best eaten the day they are made; keeps 1 day covered in the fridge.
Reheating
Warm in a moderate oven for 10-15 minutes.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Not sealing the pastry seams well, causing filling to leak
- •Using very large apples that stay undercooked in the centre
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