This is a rather simple recipe that takes no time at all.

Core as many apples as you need for your family being careful to not go all the way through. Leave the bottom of the apple.

Place apples in a baking dish and pour water into dish, just enough to cover the bottom.

Place a cinnamon stick in the middle of the cored apple. You can also use a mixture of cinnamon and sugar to fill the apple core.

Bake at 350° until apples are cooked through.

To serve, place in a small bowl.  Baked apples may be eaten plain or with cream poured over them.

Prepare apples the same as for the Baked apples.

Mix the Flaky Pie Crust and cut into 4 pieces before rolling out to cover apples.

Fill the apples with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar and then cover each apple with a rolled out crust.

Place apples on 1 inch deep baking sheet.  For that extra special touch, brush each dumpling with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 350° until crust is golden brown.

To serve, place apple dumpling in a dish and cover with cinnamon glaze or milk (whichever you prefer). Myself I eat the dumpling plain.

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