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Apple Dumpling with Apple Cider Creme Anglaise

October 21, 2016 Updated September 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

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One of the reasons I started this blog was to catalog family favorite recipes.  I can’t believe it has taken me so many years to post this beloved recipe of my grandma’s apple dumplings.  My grandparents had an apple orchard in Lindon, Utah.  Grandma had one particular tree that she loved for making apple dumplings.  I remember one year her tree didn’t produce too many apples.  She told us not to pick any of the apples from that tree because they were for Ira’s (my dad) apple dumplings.

Probably one of the fondest memories I have of my grandmother was the smell in her kitchen while she was baking apple dumplings.  The cinnamon and apple combination is heaven.  Wouldn’t you agree?

This is my dad’s favorite dessert.  He used to always say, “I like two kinds of pie…hot and cold apple”.  I’m pretty sure he puts his mother’s apple dumplings in that category.  When I told him I was making apple dumplings, he was as giddy as a little boy.  I need to make apple dumplings for him more often.

As you can see in this photo, my grandma didn’t make individual dumplings.  She gathered dough around a pile of sweetened apples.  She generally placed two large dumplings in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.  If you are saying that these aren’t apple dumplings, to my family they are.  They are really easy to make.  You’ll love them.

Grandma topped her apple dumplings with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which is the perfect way to eat them.  I made an apple cider creme Anglaise just to switch it up a bit and because it’s so fabulous to serve cold over hot dumplings or crisps.

 

 

You will need:

1/2 recipe pie crust dough
8-10 cups peeled and sliced apples (I like using a tart apple that holds up to baking)
1/2 cup sugar (I used turbinado)
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg (fresh grated preferred)
juice from 1/2 lemon
zest from one lemon
1/4 cup butter – divided
1 1/2 cups apple cider (I used fresh pressed)
1 cup of water

Apple cider Creme Anglaise:
6 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar (I used turbinado)
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 cup apple cider reduced to 1/4 cup (I used fresh pressed)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

 

 

Pour 1 cup apple cider into a small saucepan and simmer until juice is reduced to 1/4 cup.  Set aside while making the custard.

 

Whisk 6 egg yolks.

Beat in 1/3 cup sugar.

Heat 1 1/2 cups whole milk in a medium saucepan.

Once milk begins to steam slowly add it to the egg/sugar mixture one ladle at a time until 3/4 of the milk has been added to the egg mixture.  Pour mixture back into the saucepan and cook over low heat do not boil.

Cook until mixture coats a spoon.

Strain mixture into a bowl.  Straining is always a good idea just in case some of the egg has cooked. This will make sure the custard is smooth and creamy without any lumps.

Stir in 1/4 cup reduced apple cider.

 

And 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.  This can be made a day in advance and kept in the refrigerator.
 
 

Peel, core and slice 8- 10 cups apples.

Place apples in a large bowl and toss with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, juice from 1/2 lemon, zest from one lemon.  Set aside.

In a sauce pan heat 1 1/2 cups apple cider.

1 cup water.

and 2 tablespoons of the butter.  Heat until mixture simmers gently and butter melts.

Roll out chilled pie dough into a large 18-inch circle.

Mound 8-9 cups apple mixture into the center and dot with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.

Gather and pleat pie crust around the apples.

Lift and gently place the large dumpling in a baking dish or a 12-inch cast iron skillet.

Brush crust with 1 tablespoon heavy cream or milk.

Sprinkle with a bit of course sugar.

I decided to cut out some of the pie crust into leaf shapes.  I think the look more like Christmas trees.
Ha!  I purchased copper leaf shaped cookie cutters from Martha Stewart in the day.  They come in handy every now and then.

Pour hot apple cider mixture carefully around the dumpling.

Add remaining apples around the outside of the dumpling.

Note:  Dough may be divided into two rounds and made into two dumplings.  Arrange in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.

This sauce is my dad’s favorite part.  He calls it “the dip”.

Bake the large apple dumpling in a 350F degree oven for about 60-65 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve hot with Apple Cider Creme Anglaise.

The taste of autumn.

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Apple Dumplings with Apple Cider Creme Anglaise

Apple dumpling is a rustic cousin to apple pie. Much easier to create a finished dish when you aren't worried about perfect edges.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword apple cider Creme Anglaise, apple dumpling, apple dumpling recipe
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 352 kcal
Author Janet Barton

Ingredients

  • 1/2 recipe pie crust dough
  • 8-10 cups peeled and sliced apples I like using a tart apple that holds up to baking
  • 1/2 cup sugar I used turbinado
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg fresh grated preferred
  • juice from 1/2 lemon
  • zest from one lemon
  • 1/4 cup butter - divided
  • 1 1/2 cups apple cider I used fresh pressed
  • 1 cup water

Apple cider Creme Anglaise:

  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 1/3 cup sugar I used turbinado
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup apple cider reduced to 1/4 cup I used fresh pressed
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

To make the Creme Anglaise:

  1. Pour 1 cup apple cider into a small saucepan and simmer until juice is reduced to 1/4 cup.  Set aside while making custard.  Whisk egg yolks and sugar int medium bowl to blend.  Bring milk to a simmer in medium sauce pan.  Gradually whisk hot milk into yolk mixture.  Return mixture to saucepan.  Stir over low heat until custard thickens and leaves an path on the back of a spoon when finger is draw across.  Do not boil.  Strain into bowl.  whisk in reduced apple cider and vanilla.  Chill until cold, about 3 hours (Can be made 1 day in advance).  Cover and keep chilled.

To make the dumpling:

  1. In a large bowl toss apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon juice and zest.  Set aside.  roll out pie crust to an 18-inch circle.  Mound 8-9 cups apple mixture in the center of the crust, dot with 2 tablespoons butter and gently bring dough about the apples by pleating.  In a small saucepan bring apple cider, water and remaining 2 tablespoons of the butter to a simmer.  Gently pour hot mixture around the dumpling.  Arrange remaining apples in the cider.  Bake in a preheated oven for 60-65 minutes.  Dough may be divided and made into two smaller dumplings.  Place two dumplings in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Nutrition Facts
Apple Dumplings with Apple Cider Creme Anglaise
Amount Per Serving
Calories 352 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Cholesterol 158mg53%
Sodium 126mg5%
Potassium 292mg8%
Carbohydrates 55g18%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 43g48%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 505IU10%
Vitamin C 6.4mg8%
Calcium 95mg10%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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