8 lg. apples
Double crust pie dough
Cinnamon
Butter
Brown sugar
Raisins
Chopped nuts

SYRUP:

2 c. water
1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
Sugar

Peel and core apples. Prepare dough, roll out, cut in 8 pieces. Set an apple on each piece of dough. Fill core with mixture of sugar, raisins and chopped nuts. Top with a slice of butter and a dash of cinnamon. Fold dough around apple, lapping ends at top. Put dumplings in baking dish.

Prepare syrup by heating water, butter, sugar in small saucepan until well blended. Pour syrup over apple dumplings. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and let sit 10 minutes. Pour syrup over each. Serve warm or cold with cream.