Apple Dumplings, No. 1 Recipe

Ingredients for Apple Dumplings, No. 1

• ½ the rule for Shortcake No. 1
• 5 or 6 tart apples
• ½ cup water

Instructions

1. No. 1 Recipe, Pare, core and quarter the apples; place in a two quart granite pan with the water and let cook slowly while preparing the crust.
2. Roll the crust out to exactly fit the pan, cut several gashes to let out the steam, lay it over the hot apples; cover with a deep pie plate, cook on top of the stove for half an hour; set the pan on a trivet, if necessary, to keep the apples from burning, then lift the cover and brown the crust in a hot oven.
3. Invert on a large plate and serve with brown sugar sauce or hard sauce.
4. This is excellent also steamed for forty minutes.