Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

• Granny smith or red delicious apples, peeled and cored
• Pie crust (homemade or ready-made)
• Sugar mixture for filling (amounts not provided)
• Butter (amount for each apple not provided)
• Red food coloring (optional for sauce)

Sauce

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Steps

1. Wrap each peeled and cored apple in a piece of pie crust.
2. Fill the hole of the apple with a cinnamon sugar mixture and place a pat of butter on top.
3. Place wrapped apples in a deep baking pan.
4. Mix sauce ingredients, adding red food coloring if desired, and pour over the apples.
5. Bake in a preheated 425-degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

For the sauce, cook on top of the stove until butter melts and sugar dissolves.