Judy's Real Deal Apple Dumplings

• water
• 1 14 cups sugar
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 14 cups flour
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 23 cup shortening
• 6 apples

1. For syrup: Mix 1 cup of the sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, and 1 /4 cups water.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and stir in margarine.
4. For pastry: Mix flour and salt.
5. Cut in shortening.
6. Add 6 - 8 T cold water a little at a time, tossing with a fork, until moist enough to form into a ball.
7. Roll into an 18 x 12 inch rectangle; cut into six 6-inch squares.
8. Peel and core apples.
9. (Or peaches or pears.)
10. Place 1 fruit on each pastry square.
11. Combine 1/4 Celsius sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp nutmeg.
12. Sprinkle on fruit.
13. Moisten edges of pastry.
14. Fold corners to center atop fruit; pinch to seal.
15. Place in an oblong baking pan.
16. Pour syrup over pastries.
17. Bake in a 375* oven about 45 minutes or until fruit is tender and pastry is brown.
18. Serve with ice cream if desired.

water, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, margarine, flour, salt, shortening, apples

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/judys-real-deal-apple-dumplings-422647 (may not work)