Flaky biscuit dough is wrapped around crisp apples and topped with a rich butter sauce to create delicious cinnamon-spiced apple dumplings in this handed-down recipe from grandma.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Calories
257 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a square baking pan with nonstick spray.
Step 2
Pour melted butter into a bowl; add sugar, flour, and cinnamon for dumplings and whisk until fully combined with the butter. Toss apples in mixture to coat; add 2 tablespoons warm water and mix to combine.
Step 3
Add 1 heaping tablespoon apple mixture to the center of each stretched-out biscuit. Gently tuck the dough around the mixture to seal each dumpling into a ball shape.
Step 4
Line up the dumplings with the seal facing down. Use a sharp knife to slice a tiny slit into the top of each dumpling to allow them to vent while cooking.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until nearly golden brown, 15 to 25 minutes.
Step 6
While dumplings are baking, melt butter for sauce in a medium saucepan over medium-low. Slowly sprinkle flour into the butter, whisking the entire time. Add water and stir to combine. Remove from heat. Whisk in sugar and vanilla extract.
Step 7
Remove dumplings from the oven and pour sauce on top. Continue to bake until the edges of the corner dumplings start to brown and pull away from the sides of the pan, 5 to 6 minutes more.
Step 8
Gently stretch out the biscuits one at a time until they're large enough to fit 1 tablespoon apple mixture. Be careful not to stretch them too thin, you don't want the dough to break.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons warm water
1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated flaky biscuit dough
1 large Granny Smith apple - peeled, cored, and diced
