Amish Apple Dumplings Recipe

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Set apples aside in a cold water bath while you prepare the dough.

Combine flour baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add shortening and cut together with a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly. Add milk and stir until dough comes together.

Combine 1 cup brown sugar and cinnamon in another bowl. Separate dough into six equal portions and roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Place an apple in the center of each dough portion and fill the core with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Wrap each apple in dough and place into the prepared pan.

Combine remaining brown sugar water butter and nutmeg in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted about 5 minutes. Pour syrup over dumplings.

Bake in the preheated oven until dough is golden brown and apples are soft about 40 minutes.