• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 7” x 11” pan. Set the pan aside.
• First combine the sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and using a whisk, stir occasionally. Bring the ingredients to a boil at a medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes and then remove from the heat and set aside.
• Next, in a large bowl add the flour and salt into a bowl. Then cut the cubed, cold, butter into the flour as when you make pie crust, using a pastry blender or fork. Be sure to work the butter into the dough until it resembles small crumbs.
• Then measure out the sourdough starter and cold milk in a measuring cup and mix it together with a fork until combined. You could also do this in a small bowl if you prefer. Start with ¼ cup milk and then add as needed once you add it to the flour/butter mixture.
• Once the starter and milk are combined add this to the pie dough dry ingredients and butter. Mix until just moistened. You don’t want to overwork the dough. Once it’s mixed remove the dough to a clean, lightly floured surface.
• Make a disc out of the dough flattening it and adding flour to the surface as needed to prevent it from sticking. Roll out the dough into a big rectangle. You want to roll the dough thin. (This will result in a flakier crust.) Once it is thinly rolled out using a knife or bench scraper square up the edges and then divide the crust evenly into 6 pieces. Cutting the long side into 3 equal pieces.

Prepare the Apples:

• You will want to peel and core the apples for apple dumplings. An apple peeler/corer is a great way to do this, but you can also do it by hand.
• Once the apples are prepared you can take the apples and set one in the center of each piece of dough. Add a little chunk of butter, a tsp of brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon to the center of each apple.
• Then taking each corner bring them up and “stuff” them into the center of the apples. Sealing the edges too. Once they are sealed place the dumplings into a 7” x 11” dish. Repeat with the next 5 apples.
• When you have all 6 apple dumplings in the pan take the sauce you made and pour it into the pan till it is about ½ - ¾ of the way full. I will usually pour some of the sauce over the top of the apple dumplings as I am adding it to the pan. Sprinkle the apple dumplings with granulated sugar and then place in the preheated 375 degree oven.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes or until nicely golden brown and the sauce is bubbling!