old-fashioned-apple-raisin-dumplings-104650.json

{
    "directions": [
        "Toss together all filling ingredients.",
        "Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F.",
        "Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar into a bowl. Blend in butter and shortening with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1/2 cup milk and stir with a fork just until mixture is moistened.",
        "Turn out dough onto a floured work surface and gently knead 7 to 8 times, or until a soft dough forms (do not overwork dough, or dumplings will be tough). Roll out dough on a well-floured surface with a floured rolling pin into a rough 16- by 11-inch rectangle (about 3/4 inch thick). Trim to a 15- by 10-inch rectangle. Halve dough lengthwise, then cut crosswise in thirds (to form 6 squares).",
        "Divide filling among centers of squares. Bring all 4 corners together over filling and pinch together to seal. Transfer dumplings to a well-buttered 13- by 9- by 2-inch ceramic or glass baking dish and arrange about 1 inch apart. Brush tops with remaining 1/2 tablespoon milk and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar.",
        "Bring cider and brown sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.",
        "Pour syrup around dumplings, then bake dumplings until golden brown and syrup is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve immediately."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "2 small tart apples such as Granny Smith (1/2 pound), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces",
        "1/3 cup raisins",
        "1/3 cup coarse fresh bread crumbs",
        "1/3 cup packed light brown sugar",
        "1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted",
        "1/4 teaspoon cinnamon",
        "2 cups all-purpose flour",
        "2 teaspoons baking powder",
        "1/2 teaspoon salt",
        "3 tablespoons granulated sugar plus 1/2 tablespoon for sprinkling",
        "3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces",
        "2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening",
        "1/2 cup whole milk plus 1/2 tablespoon for brushing",
        "1 1/2 cups unfiltered apple cider",
        "1 cup packed light brown sugar",
        "Accompaniment: vanilla ice cream"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "www.epicurious.com",
    "tags": [
        "Dessert",
        "Bake",
        "Raisin",
        "Apple",
        "Winter",
        "Gourmet",
        "Vegetarian",
        "Pescatarian",
        "Peanut Free",
        "Tree Nut Free",
        "Soy Free",
        "Kosher"
    ],
    "title": "Old-Fashioned Apple Raisin Dumplings",
    "url": "http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/old-fashioned-apple-raisin-dumplings-104650"
}