Apple Dumplings

Since I wrote this recipe in the early nineties, baby apples have come on the market both in the fall and early in the year from South America. If you can find baby apples, use them here. If not, use 3 full-size apples for the recipe and wrap halves in the pastry.

Baking the apples before wrapping them in pastry ensures that the apples will be perfectly baked through and that the pastry won’t get soggy from their juices.