Stuffed Apple Dumplings
Source of Recipe
www.idunno4recipes.com
List of Ingredients
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons cream cheese, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
4 large Rome apples
1 large beaten egg + 1 tbl. water Recipe
To Prepare pastry, place flour in large bowl, with pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter and cream cheese into flour mixture resembles coarse crumbs, stir in sour cream and well combined, stir in 2 to 3 tablespoons of water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture holds together, form pastry into a ball, wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes. Meanwhile prepare apricot filling in 2 quart saucepan, combine the remaining water with apricots, 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, heat to boiling over high heat, reduce heat to medium and simmer mixture until liquid is almost gone and apricots are glazed. Core and peel apples, in a small bowl combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, coat outside and cavities apples with sugar mixture, stuff some apricot mixture into apple cavities, leaving 1/4 inch unstuffed on each end, reserve remaining apricot mixture.
Heat oven to 350¼F, divide pastry in 4 pieces, on lightly floured surface, roll out pastry pieces into 6-inch rounds, place one apple on center of each round, lift pastry edge around apple to encase without stretching pastry trim off any excess pastry and reserve, if desired shape reserved pastry trimmings into apple stems and press on top of pastry covered apples, place apple dumplings on baking sheet, brush with egg mixture Bake dumplings 40 to 45 minutes or until golden, brushing with egg mixture halfway through, cool dumplings on baking sheet on wire rack 30 minutes to serve. place warm dumplings on serving plates.
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