What says Autumn more than apples?  I still remember apple picking as a child — and all of the smells, tastes and visual stimuli that went with it… the drive to Hadley through the Notch, the trees a riot of color, the smell of leaves crunching underfoot and of ripening apples. The first bite sitting at the top of a tree, tart, juicy sweetness. We are harvesting our apple trees, a few at a time. The early apples are sweet, tart, and super crunchy, perfect for any baking one would want to do. I love apple pie. Also like apple dumplings, but I don’t fancy the whole apple wrapped in crust. So I thought of a marriage of the two — cinnamon sweet apple chunks bundled in pie crust! Little individual dumplings that anyone could eat warm from the oven. So here is what I came up with.

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Apple Bundles

SERVINGS 5bundles CHANGE SERVING SIZE bundles

COOK TIME 14-16minutes

PREP TIME

READY IN 1hour

Ingredients

• The Crust
• 1 1/2 cup flour all purpose
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 stick butter cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 3-5 tbsp water cold
• The Filling
• 2 apple(s) tart medium sized
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 sprinkle nutmeg
• For Assembly
• 2 tbsp butter melted
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Mix together flour, sugar and salt.
2. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles course meal and the pieces of butter are pea-sized.
3. Add water as needed and mix with a fork until dough holds together and you can form into a ball.
4. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

For the filling

1. Peel and cut apples into 1/2 inch pieces.
2. In a large pan, over medium heat, melt butter and add apples. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring.
3. Add sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and cook a few more minutes. Set aside.

To make bundles

1. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
3. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness in a rough rectangular shape. Using a sharp knife, cut dough into 4 inch squares.
4. Place dough squares on prepared pans. Spoon 1 Tablespoon to 1 1/2 Tablespoons in center of dough square.
5. Bring corners to center, pinching along seams. Brush top of each bundle, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar (last 2 ingredients combined).
6. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes or until crust is golden. Can be served with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.