It appears Sister and I aren't cooking so much as we were. Or maybe we are, we just aren't telling each other about it or doing it together. So... what do you do with a food blog when you're too busy to cook and talk about cooking and show the pictures of the stuff you cooked?
I think maybe we can still make it work if we at least post some recipes that folks can try. How's that?
A couple of years ago a bunch of us cousins got together down at Plum Lake to spend a weekend eating and drinking and shopping and laughing. We had a lot of great food, but I think the best dish of all was our Sunday morning breakfast. Sister had tried a recipe that I'd been given by a woman I'd worked with and adapted it just a bit to make it perfect. The morning was cool and the smell of cinnamon and apples filled our little cabin and had us all sitting at the table with our forks in hand and our mouths watering.
Peggy Trammel's Apple Dumplings as passed on by Elnora Knowles and perfected by Sister
2 Granny Smith Apples
2 cans Crescent Rolls
2 cup sugar
2 sticks real butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
10 oz Mountain Dew
Ok, now that you have the ingredients as Peggy Trammel provided them to Elnora Knowles, you need to know a few things.
First off, you can use Granny Smith apples. Or Fuji apples. Or Honey Crisp apples (my favorite) or the apple of your choice so long as whatever apple you're using is crisp and a bit tart.
Elnora decided that Mountain Dew has too much caffeine. So, she used 7-UP. Sister didn't have 7-UP, so she used Sierra Mist.
And then you need to know that both Elnora and Sister felt that 2 cups of sugar was a bit much and altered the recipe to 1 1/2 cups of sugar. But then I felt that was still a bit too sweet and changed it to 1 healthy cup of sugar. Either way, 2 cups of sugar along with the sugar in the soda is way too much sugar no matter how you see it. And diet soda makes the recipe taste terrible, so don't even go there!
Now, where was I? Oh, right. Assembly.
Peel and core apples and cut into eight slices. Cook in microwave for two minutes. Wrap one triangle of Crescent Roll dough around each apple slice, closing all edges until apple slice is completely covered. Place in baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam (or whatever you use) in single layer. Melt butter. Mix cinnamon and sugar, then add melted butter and vanilla. Stir well. Spoon over dumplings. Pour soda around and over dumplings.
Ok, time to make a few more adjustments.
We tried cutting the apples into slices and we tried wedges. Wedges work just as well and give you a bit more substance after the dish has cooked. So, cut the apples in half, lengthwise, then cut the halves in half (also lengthwise) so that you end with four wedges from each apple. DO NOT skip the microwave step. Trust me.
Also, you don't need 10 ounces of soda. Once you spoon the sugar mixture over the dumplings, you need only enough soda to cover them, however much that ends up taking in the dish you've chosen to use. I use a 9x13 Pyrex dish with 2 inch sides.
So, you're ready to bake. It'll take 30-35 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Once you pull the dish out of the oven, you'll want to spoon some of the juice over the dumplings. Serve them hot.
Then, just grab the ice cream...
And for those of you who like to select and print:
Apple Dumplings
2 Granny Smith Apples (or any crisp, sweet/tart apple variety)
2 cans Crescent Rolls
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 sticks real butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
10 oz Lemon Lime soda, not diet
Peel and core apples and cut into eight wedges. Cook in microwave for two minutes. Wrap one triangle of Crescent Roll dough around each wedge, closing all edges until apple wedge is completely covered. Place in baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam (or whatever you use) in single layer. Melt butter. Mix cinnamon and sugar, then add melted butter and vanilla. Stir well. Spoon over dumplings. Pour soda around and over dumplings.
Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Spoon liquid over cooked dumplings. Serve hot.
THEN just grab the ice cream!!
No comments:
Post a Comment