Woolworth's Apple Dumplings With Vanilla Sauce on a Bed of Cherries

Woolworth's Apple Dumplings With Vanilla Sauce on a Bed of Cherries


1 can 10 "Butter Me Not" Biscuits, separated
5 Winesap, Rome or Washington Red Apples, cored and rinsed with cold water
5 Tablespoons Butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Apple Pie Spice
Or,
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
1 12 oz. can Mountain Dew
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1 can Cherries for Pie


Spray a 9"X13" dish or pan with Butter Spray, or lightly grease it with butter
Prepare apples: Core and rinse each apple with cold water. Dry off with paper
towels.
Prepare biscuits: Separate biscuit dough into 10 pieces. Flatten each piece
of dough into a circle. Wrap one biscuit around each apple HALF. Join,
pressing together to make a seam. Place, seam side down, in baking pan. Leave
top of pastry open so you can access the apple core.
Make Sauce: Combine and bring to boil the butter, sugar, Mountain Dew, and
cinnamon. Add the Vanilla Extract.


NOTE: Do NOT use Imitation Vanilla Extract. The results will NOT be the same
if you do!
Pour half the sauce mixture over pies and bake at 3500 F. for about 20
minutes.
Add Cherries: Pour contents of can of cherries in the dish, spreading it
around the apples.
Baste Dumplings with remaining half of the sauce and continue baking until
golden brown.
To serve: Scoop cherries from dish and place some in the bottoms of five
individual serving dishes. Lift apple dumpling and place on top