Pioneer Woman's Apple Dumplings to Die For

The Yank here.

Yes.

This is big type because these apple dumplings are so worth it.

First, I do believe the recipe was from stolen goods when Ree Drummond FOOLED her sweet, sainted mother into leaving her recipe folders behind.

I LOVE HER EVEN MORE KNOWING SHE DID THAT. BECAUSE SMART WOMEN DO WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THE RECIPE.

'SALL I'M SAYIN'.

Ree's recipe uses Granny Smiths. I used Crispins. Either works well. What you want is a firm, tartish apple with great baking texture that doesn't go completely to mush. Note the name is not Applesauce Dumplings.

No.

Okay, here's the link to Ree's site:

(and yes, she's cooler, but we try not to think about that. Too often. Missy does. But she's a worrier.)

Pioneer Woman Apple Dumpling Recipe

This is a fifteen minute recipe and most of that is making the crescent roll triangles behave.

IT IS SO WORTH IT AS TO BE UNIMAGINABLE.

And I'm nice enough to share it with you here. Because it's New Year's Eve and I'm making these for Bethy's party this afternoon. (Daughter #2)

I will show you Ruthy-step-by-step as I make them, but Ree has a better camera.

And an amazing ranch.

And really cute kids.

But I have more grandchildren, so I win.

;)

Pics of Ruthy making Ree's recipe... Because my family now thinks I'm the greatest. I'm okay with that. Note I did a DOUBLE BATCH...
Twice the love.

Basic ingredients... Nice pic, right?  ;)

Apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/8ths...

Crescent roll dough wrapping unsuspecting apple...

Wrapped apple slices snuggling together, unaware...

I had to take a picture of this because I think this is the FIRST tube of crescent rolls I've ever opened that didn't tear in the middle.
Isn't it a thing of beauty????

Butter, sugar, vanilla sauce... Ruthy note: These ratios of butter to sugar and vanilla are very similar to the old fashioned "butter balls" we used to make when I was young. You didn't melt the butter, just softened it and then worked a 3/1 or 3/2 ratio of sugar to butter with a teaspoon of vanilla for every 1/2 cup of butter. Then you'd roll this into "balls" and chill. The balls were then thrust into hot bread pudding when it came out of the oven.
Just a little historical Ruthy fun!

 Ruthy's Secret stash... Yes, this pan  holds a double batch MINUS TWO...

So guess who gets those two when she comes home later from her daughter's cute lil ol' New Year's Party???

Yup. Me. While I play in Seekerville with my Skrvl buds.

Two views of pan full of apply-pastry-buttery-goodness

Ruthy's coming home treat.
And I don't know why my font just reverted but this is the first time I've gang-loaded pics into the blog on Google Chrome and IT WORKED!!!!
My Firefox wasn't happy with Google anymore...
But the new Firefox didn't like my HP4500 printer.


I love my printer, therefore Firefox had to go in favor of Google Chrome which is VERY HAPPY with me.


And I with him. It. Her. Them.


Whatever.