Apple Dumplings I

Ingredients

• •3 tablespoons butter
• •3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• •3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• •3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• •1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• •1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• •6 apples
• •2 tablespoons red currant jelly
• •1 1/2 cups boiling water
• •1 1/2 cups white sugar
• •3 tablespoons apple juice
• •1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

Steps

1. 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large shallow baking dish.
2. 2Roll dough into a 18x12 inch rectangle that's 1/8 inch thick. Cut dough into 6 squares.
3. 3Combine butter, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar. Peel and core apples. Place one apple on each square of pastry. In center of each apple place 1 teaspoon red currant jelly. Spread spice mixture over each apple; bring points of pastry together and seal. Place apples in the prepared baking dish with the seams either on top or underneath the apples.
4. 4Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes. In a saucepan combine boiling water, granulated sugar, and apple juice. Cook until sugar is dissolved. Pour over baked apples and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Baste frequently. Serve warm. Makes 6 servings.