Boiled Apple Dumplings

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 8 medium-size cooking apples, peeled and cored
• 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons butter or margarine, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
• Cheesecloth
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, divided

1. Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 2 cups buttermilk, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
2. Divide dough into 8 equal portions. Roll each portion into a 6- inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Place an apple on each circle. Fill each apple center with 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoon butter, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon. Moisten edges of dough with water. Fold dough over apple; pinch edges together to seal. Wrap each dumpling in a 12-inch square of cheesecloth; tie securely.
3. Place dumplings in a large Dutch oven with boiling salted water to cover. Simmer 35 to 40 minutes. Remove dumplings; discard cheesecloth. Place each dumpling in an individual serving bowl; top each with 1 tablespoon butter. Serve dumplings hot with dip.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/boiled-apple-dumplings (may not work)