Ingredients:
1 cup plus 3 Tablespoons shortening
3 cups sifted flour
3 teaspoons salt
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup water
2 Tablespoons vinegar
8 apples, peeled and cored
1 cup red hot candies, divided
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 cups water
5 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon butter, divided
Procedure:
1. Cut shortening into flour and salt.
2. Beat egg with water and vinegar.
3. Stir into flour mixture.
4. Divide dough into 8 parts.
5. Roll each into 8-inch square.
6. Place one apple in each square.
7. Fill each center with red hot candies, 1 Tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon butter.
8. Seal pastry around each apple.
9. Combine 1 cup sugar, 2 cups water, 4 Tablespoons butter, and 1/3 cup red hot candies and boil three minutes.
10. Place apples in baking pan and pour syrup around dumplings.
11. Bake at 425 degrees for 40 minutes
