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To Assemble:APPLE NUTMEG DUMPLINGS: Preheat oven to 375 F. To prepare pastry, combine flour, sugar and salt.
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Cut in butter till the texture of coarse meal.
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Add in egg yolk and water and blend just till dough comes together.
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Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigeratefor 15 min.
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While pastry is chilling, prepare filling.
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Peel and core apples.
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Mix 1/4 c. sugar with 1/2 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg and dash of cloves.
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Dip apples in mix to coat.
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In a separate bowl, combine raisins with breadcrumbs, remaining 2 Tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and brandy.
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Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle 1/4-inch thick, about 20 by 12 inches.
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Trim edges of dough and cut into 6 squares.
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Place an apple in the center of each square and fill middle of apple with raisin filling.
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Wet edges of pastry squares and bring corners up to meet at top of apple and cinch together.
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Place dumplings in an ungreased baking dish (quite close together).
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To prepare syrup, bring water, sugar and spices to a simmer for 5 min.
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Remove from heat and stir in butter (this can be prepared ahead of time).
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Pour over dumplings.
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Bake for 45 min, till golden on top.
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Serve hot.
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VARIATION: In Step #3 above, before placing dumplings in ungreased baking dish, you can use excess pastry to cut leaf shapes and stems and place over dumplings as garnish - secure with water.
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Serve hot, drizzled with Creme Anglaise(recipe follows).
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Creme Anglaise:Bring cream with scraped seeds of vanilla bean to just below a simmer.
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Whisk together egg yolks and sugar.
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Gently whisk cream into egg mix and return to pot.
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With a wooden spoon over medium-low heat, stir sauce till it coats the back of a spoon, about 4 min.
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Strain and chill.