Grandma June's Recipe Box · Chapter 39

Cider Press Apple Dumplings

“A church-potluck classic. The soda makes the sauce.”

You'll need

• 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
• 2 cans (8 oz each) crescent roll dough
• 1 cup butter
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 can (12 oz) lemon-lime soda

How to make it

1. Heat the oven to 350°F and butter a 9×13 pan.
2. Cut each apple into 8 wedges. Wrap each wedge in a crescent triangle and set in the pan.
3. Melt the butter, stir in the sugar and vanilla, and pour over the dumplings.
4. Sprinkle with cinnamon, then pour the soda around the edges of the pan (not on top).
5. Bake 40–45 minutes, until golden. Spoon the sauce over each dumpling to serve.

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