5 apples
4 tablespoonfuls Crisco
2 cupfuls flour
2 teaspoonfuls baking powder
1/2 teaspoonful salt
3/4 cupful milk
Sugar
Cinnamon
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Work in Crisco with
finger tips; add gradually milk, mixing with knife to a nice dough.
Roll 1/2 inch thick, cut into squares and lay in center of each an
apple, pared and cored. Fill up centers with sugar and cinnamon and
take corners off the dough and pinch together. Place in Criscoed
baking pan, dot over with sugar and Crisco and bake in moderate oven
for twenty-five minutes or till nicely browned. Serve hot with milk.
Sufficient for five dumplings.