Apple Dumpling Day

Apple Dumpling
Originally uploaded by ebi debi

Every September 17th we celebrate National Apple Dumpling Day. This apple baked in dough then topped with vanilla ice cream is to die for! A touch of cinnamon is tapped on top too. This dessert is right at the top of my favorites list. "Eat It While It's Hot."

Here's A Cheaters Recipe for now but I'll post a old fashion recipe a bit later.

Ingredients
2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain Dew

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.
Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Outside Links

• I found another great recipe on flickr by DigiDi but she doesn't allow her dumpling photo shared. Here's the link

Learn about National Apple Dumpling Day; the holiday: at Gone-ta-pott.com

Caramel-Pecan Upside-Down Chai Apple Pie Recipe

Wow have I found a new eye pleasing recipe for you! We're still celebrating National Apple Month and we are surfing the web for new and delicious recipes to add to our Thanksgiving table. Well Betty Crocker has done it again. A new recipe that not only is perfect for Apple Month but would be beautiful sitting on your Thanksgiving dessert table too.

Caramel-Pecan Upside-Down Chai Apple Pie Recipe
Originally uploaded by Betty Crocker Recipes

Crust

• 1cup pecans, chopped
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box

Filling

• 3 cups peeled, cored and sliced apples
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup chai tea latte concentrate
• Dash ground cinnamon
• Dash ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 375°F.

2. In 9-inch pie plate, combine pecans, melted butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Place 1 pie crust on top of pecan mixture in pie plate.

3. In 10-inch skillet, cook apples with 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat 2 minutes; add the chai tea. Cover; cook 2 to 3 minutes. Add cinnamon and cloves. Drain apples and place in the pie crust; sprinkle 2 tablespoons brown sugar on top.

4. Cover filling with second crust; seal edges and cut a few slits in top crust to allow for venting.

5. Place pie on middle oven rack; place sheet of foil on rack below pie in case of spillover. Bake at 375°F 35 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven; immediately turn pie upside down onto serving plate.
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Old-Fashioned Apple Dumpling Recipe

Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings
Originally uploaded by Daily Bungalow

National Apple Month!

National Apple Month is actually runs for 3 whole months! September, October and November.

"National Apple Month is a restricted-fund (financially self-supporting) program of the U.S. Apple Association. Originally founded in 1904 as National Apple Week, it was expanded in 1996 to a three-month promotional window from September through November."

Source: www.usapple.org

A survey by the American Pie Council and Crisco found that apple pie is the favorite flavor among one out of four Americans, followed by pumpkin, chocolate, lemon meringue, and cherry.

The term "as American as apple pie" traces back to 14th century England. The Pilgrims brought their pie-making skills, along with the apple seeds to America. As the popularity of apple pie spread throughout the nation, the phrase grew to symbolize American prosperity. Source: crisco.com

Another date to remember is December 1st. This is eat a pie day and eat a red apple day.

For more on apples visit http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/National_apple_month.html