Baking Powder Apple Dumplings

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup milk
• apples, pared and cored
• sugar
• cinnamon
• egg white or water
• beaten egg for brushing
• cream for serving

Method

1. 1 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
2. 2 Cut in butter until fine, then add milk to moisten the dough.
3. 3 Roll dough on a floured board to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into squares.
4. 4 Fill each square with a cored apple, sugar, and cinnamon; fold corners up and seal with egg white or water.
5. 5 Brush with beaten egg and bake in a hot oven (425°F) for about 30 minutes.
6. 6 Serve warm with cream.