APPLE DUMPLINGS
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup water
1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
4 drops red food coloring
1 ½-2 T. butter
1 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1/3 cup shortening
¼ cup milk
3 small, whole apples, pared and cored
For the syrup, mix first 5 ingredients; bring to boiling. Remove from heat; add butter.
Sift together dry ingredients; cut in shortening till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk all at once; stir just till flour is moistened. On lightly floured surface, roll this pastry dough to 4 x 12 inch rectangle.
Cut pastry dough into three, 4-inch squares. Place apple on each. Sprinkle apples generously with sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; dot with butter. Moisten edges of pastry. Bring corners to center and pinch edges together.
Place 1 inch apart in ungreased baking dish (pie plate for single recipe). Pour syrup over dumplings; sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or till apples are tender. Serve warm with cream. Serves 3.