Apple Dumplings

Recently my friend Christine posted a recipe on her site that she just raved about. It didn't real sound like my kind of dessert (which usually involves obscene amounts of chocolate), but she was pretty convincing. So I got the ingredients the next time I went to the store. A few days later I had some family over for some games, and I thought I'd experiment on them. They loved 'em! (At least that's what they claimed.) So get your little shopping list handy. I'm going to share. (FYI: Christine got this recipe from a blog that I now have a link to, "The Pioneer Woman Cooks!")

Here's a quote from the original blog: "....The result? I had to throw the pan away. These apple dumplings were SO indescribably delicious, after I took one bite to try them out, I proceeded to take thirty-four more. Then I became racked with guilt, fear, and shame, and I took another bite. Then I tossed the pan into the garbage. They were evil. And they had to be destroyed."

That cracked me up. Anywho, with no further adieu:



Apple Dumplings

2 Granny Smith apples

2 cans crescent rolls

2 sticks butter1

1/2 cups sugar

1 teaspoons vanilla

cinnamon

1 small can Mountain Dew

Peel and core apples. Cut apples into 8 slices each. Roll each apple slice in a crescent roll. Place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan. Melt butter, then add sugar and barely stir. Add vanilla, stir, and pour over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with ice cream, and spoon some of the sweet sauces from the pan over the top.

Then go to confession. Quickly.

Love, Pioneer Woman

PS If I were to make them again (or should I say WHEN I make them again) I think I'd put two apple slices in each, instead of just one. (For you English majors, that means you'll need four apples.)