Use your favorite pie crust recipe. Roll out a piece of dough to wrap an apple. Peel apples and cut in halves. Inside the apple put a pat of butter, sprinkle of cinnamon, and a few raisins. Wrap apple in pastry. Place dumplings in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.

1 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 tsp. butter
2 c. boiling water

Mix well and pour over dumplings. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

(Allentown-Trinity)