Serves: 6
Total Calories: 691

Lard Pastry:
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup lard
7 to 9 tablespoons water ice
* See note below.
* Part two.
6 apples tart baking, such as winesap, pared and cored
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
1/4 cup butter real
* Part two.
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon ground
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg ground
1/4 cup butter or margarine
* Part two.
1 cup half and half
1/4 cup sugar
nutmeg Ground

* Combine flour and salt in bowl. Cut in lard with pastry blender or fork to texture of meal. Add cold water a little at a time, tossing with a fork, until pastry holds together. Press together lightly to form a ball. Chill 1/2 hour for easier handling. Roll into a rectangle, about 1/4 -inch thick, and cut into 6 squares, each large enough to enclose one of the apples. Apple Filling:
*Place an apple in the center of each pastry square. Sprinkle generously with sugar and cinnamon and add bits of butter. Bring the dough together to enclose apple and press or pinch to secure. Place in a buttered baking dish prepare the following syrup.

Syrup:
*Heat oven to 450° F. Mix water, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan. Cook 5 minutes add butter or margarine. Pour around dumplings. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° F, bake 40 to 50 minutes longer or until apples are tender and crust is golden. Serve warm with the following cream sauce.

Cream Sauce:
*Combine half-and-half with sugar. Sprinkle generously with nutmeg. Serve in pitcher.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 691
Calories from Fat: 173

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