This is my grandma’s favorite dessert recipe. As a child I always looked forward to holidays, because I knew she would bring her famous apple dumplings! – Anoush Shaw
Delightful Gravenstein Apple Dumplings 
Pastry
2/3 cup shortening
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
Cut shortening into flour and salt. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons water can be added if necessary).
APPLE DUMPLINGS
Pastry
6 Gravenstein apples, pared and cored
3 tablespoons raisins
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup water
Heat oven to 425°. Gather into pastry into ball once prepared. Roll 2/3 of the pastry into 14-inch square on lightly floured cloth-covered board with floured stockinet-covered rolling pin; cut into 4 squares. Roll remaining pastry into rectangle, 14×7 inches; cut into 2 squares. Place apple on each square.
Mix raisins, pecans, and cinnamon; fill each apple. Moisten corners of pastry squares; bring 2 opposite corners up over apple and pinch. Repeat with remaining corners; pinch edges of pastry to seal. Place dumplings in ungreased baking dish, 12×7 1/2 x 2 inches, or baking pan, 9x9x2 inches.
Heat brown sugar and water to boiling; carefully pour around dumplings. Bake, spooning syrup over dumplings 2 or 3 times, until crust is golden and apples are tender, about 40 minutes. Serve warm sweetened whipped cream if desired.
Makes 6 dumplings.
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