Baked Apple Crumble Dumplings
 
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Baked apple dumplings with cinnamon sugar layers, streusel crumble filling and topping, wrapped in a sweet pastry crust.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Crust
  • 1.5 cups flour, AP
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup shortening, very cold
  • 3 tablespoon ice water
Apples
  • 4 peeled, cored, spiral sliced apples (I use THIS to cut them easily)
  • ⅔ cup cinnamon-sugar blend, by taste
  • ⅓ cup flour, AP, divided
Streusel Crumble
  • 1 cup flour, AP
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ⅓ cup sugar, white granulated
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 6 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
Make the pastry crust first:
  1. Whisk the flour, salt, and sugar together.
  2. Add the cold shortening and incorporate with a pastry cutter or quickly by hand until crumbled. Keep cold.
  3. Add water and mix until just combined. Transfer to plastic wrap in a disc and chill for 20-30 minutes.
Apples
  1. While dough is chilling, prepare apples.
  2. Peel, core, and spiral slice apples for best results. I use THIS spiral cutter. I prefer Pink Lady or Honeycrisp apples. Also try Granny Smith for more tart dessert.
  3. Carefully spread layers apart and sprinkle cinnamon-sugar generously into each layer. Sprinkle some of the flour over the apple exterior to allow for moisture retention during baking. Set aside.
Streusel Crumble
  1. Combine all dry ingredients in bowl.
  2. Combine butter with dry ingredients by hand until crumbles form.
Bake and Finish
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Bring pastry out of refrigerator. Allow to rest for a couple minutes for easier rolling.
  3. On a floured surface (I prefer a silicone mat on top of a marble pastry board), Divide dough into 4 equal pieces.
  4. Take each piece and roll into a 7.5" x 7.5" square.
  5. Place apple on top, wrapping the corners into the top. Press seams together.
  6. Fill core with crumble. Place more crumble on top.
  7. Brush with melted butter and bake until golden and tender, about 45 minutes. If the tops start to brown too quickly, cover with foil tent.
  8. Enjoy topped with caramel and served with ice cream.
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