Apple and Honey Dumplings
Ingredients
Dumplings
- 8 apples small, chilled (Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, or heirloom)
- 8 tsp unsalted butter
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 pie crusts 9" store bought or from scratch below
Sauce
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
Pie Crust Dough (optional)
- 2 ½ cup flour all-purpose
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup butter cold, cubed
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 5-6 tbsp water iced
Instructions
Pie Crust Dough (optional)
- In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, and salt together.
- Add cubed cold butter and pulse until pea-sized crumbs form.
- Add apple cider vinegar and 5 tbsp ice water and pulse. It will look crumbly at first and then form into a ball. If it doesn't clump together easily, add another tbsp of ice water or as needed. Do not over-mix.
- Once it forms a bowl, transfer out of the processor and divide into 2 equal-sized pieces.
- Form each piece of dough into a square shape and tightly cover with plastic or beeswax wrap. Allow to chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Dumplings
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease a 9" x 13" baking dish.
- Peel and core cold apples.
- Roll out one piece of dough into a large 14" x 14" square. Divide the dough into 4 even-sized 7" x 7" squares. Repeat with second piece of dough.
- Place a cored apple upright into the center of each square. Add 1 tsp of butter to the center of apple.
- Sprinkle tops of apple with cinnamon.
- Bring corners of dough up and over the apple, pressing edges together to fully encase. Dough scraps can be used to make decorative leaves.
- Place apple dumplings into greased baking dish and bake for 30 minutes.
Sauce
- While dumplings are baking, make sauce by combining water, honey, sugar, and salt in a small pan.
- Bring to a simmer. Simmer until sugar is fully dissolved, about 3-4 minutes.
- Pour sauce over dumplings, then place back in oven to bake for additional 20-30 minutes, or until dough is golden brown, and the apples are tender when tested with a skewer or thin knife.
- Serve warm or room temperature.