With the apple harvest in full swing, it's time to turn thoughts to cooking with New England's favorite fall fruit. These Baked Apple Dumplings are delicious, hearty and simple to make. They're great for dessert or breakfast, topped with cream, frozen yogurt of ice cream. Be prepared to make a second batch.

Dough:
1 3/4 c. flour
1/4 T. baking soda
1 t. sugar
1/2 c. milk
2 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1/2 c. margarine or butter
1 T. vinegar

Add vinegar to milk and set aside. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Cut in margarine or butter with a pastry knife until texture is crumbly. Add milk
, stirring only enough for a dough to hold together. Knead 4-6 times. Roll out to 1/4" thick square.

Combine:
3 T. butter sortened
4 T. brown sugar
1 t. nutmeg
2 T. raisins
1 t. cinnamon
2 T. chopped walnuts or pecans

Peel and core:
2 McIntosh, Cortland Rome or other baking apple, and slice in half width-wise.

Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Cut the biscuit dough into quarters. Place an apple half on each and fill with 1/4 of the filling. Pull the dough by its corners up around apple and pinch of brown. Makes 4

Recipe submitted by the New England McIntosh Growers Association