Apple Dumplings with Cheddar Pastry
Apple Dumplings with Cheddar Pastry Source: Good Housekeeping 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup shortening or butter-flavor shortening 1 (4 ounce) package shredd...
Ingredients
- 21/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 3/4cupshortening or butter-flavor shortening
- 1(4 ounce) package shredded sharp cheddar cheese (1 cup)
- 1/3cuppacked light brown sugar
- 1/4cupdark seedless raisins
- 1/4cupwalnuts, chopped
- 4tablespoon(1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
Directions
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Apple Dumplings with Cheddar Pastry Source: Good Housekeeping 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup shortening or butter-flav
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With pastry blender or two knives used scissor-fashion, cut shortening into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
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stir in cheese
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Sprinkle 8 to 9 tablespoons cold water, a tablespoon at a time, into mixture, mixing lightly with fork after each addition until dough is ju
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With hands, shape dough into ball
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In small bowl, with fork, mix brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, margarine or butter, and cinnamon
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Peel apples
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remove cores but do not go all the way through apples