Cooking World

Apple dumplings.
Apple dumplings are whole peeled and cored apples, stuffed with sweet spices, raisins and nuts, folded into pastry and baked till the apples are soft and the pastry is golden. To be sure that the fruit is soft when the pastry is done, use smaller apples. Keep the filling from leaking out the bottom by leaving a half inch or so of pulp at the bottom when coring the apples.
Pack the filling into the centers and fold a pastry squares around each apple. Egg the pastry, and bake as directed. As with pie crusts, cover the dumplings with foil if the pastry starts browning too soon.
Apple pies and Brown Betties.
Though pies, crisps and crumbles are easy to make, perfect if you have a little time. Sliced or chopped apples are covered with a mixture of butter, flour, oats and sugar so that the topping was crunchy. Apple Brown Betty is one of the first documented and the most popular apple desserts in the United States. The dessert is as simple as it gets: apples are layered with a mixture of fresh breadcrumbs, butter and brown sugar, and all this is baked just until the apples are soft and the topping gets crispy. Serve these dish warm together with vanilla ice cream. Its better to serve your deserts in custard cups instead of in one big pan.