Puff Pastry Apple Dumpling Recipe

Apple Dumplings - such a sweet, old-fashioned treat! And so easy to make with prepared puff pastry dough!

Apple Dumplings

(makes 8)

4 pie apples, peeled , cored, and chopped in half (I used Cortlands - Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths are also nice)
1/2 cup demerara (or brown) sugar
1 Tsp cinnamon
1 pinch Cardamom
1 egg, beaten with a Tsp of water (this is the egg-wash)
1 package (2 sheets) puff pastry dough, defrosted
1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Method

Preheat oven to 400°F and line a heavy cookie sheet with parchment. 

Gently unfold puff pastry sheets and cut into 8 squares (they should be about 6")

Mix the sugar and spices in a small bowl and put aside.

For each dumpling, brush egg-wash along the edges of one of the puff pastry squares. Place 1/2 of an apple in the middle of the rectangle and pour 1 Tbs of the spiced sugar onto the apple (in the "core divot"). IF you use raisins, put about 2 Tsp in the "core divot" as well. Carefully gather the four corners of the pastry and pinch them together to seal. Trim any excess pastry where the edges meet.

Gently place the dumplings on the parchment covered cookie sheet, and chill the dumplings for 10 minutes. Lightly brush them with the egg-wash, and bake for 25 minutes, until light golden brown.  

NOTE: baking the dumplings too long may cause them to burst - they still taste lovely but they look a bit messy (smile).