Love Saturday mornings that start with Apple Dumplings!!

As I was considering if I would be able to blog about things I love to cook, I read many food blogs.  There are so many great ones.  I had watched the Pioneer Woman on the Food Network, so I took a look at Ree Drummond's blog.  Her point of view is fun to read and her recipes are really down to earth, often featuring fairly ordinary choices but with her touch.  I bought her new cookbook and thought I would try some of the recipes.  Here is here recipe for Apple Dumplings.  They are really easy to put together and very delicious.  Great morning surprise!!

Apple Dumplings

2 Granny Smith apples
Two 8 ounce cans crescent roll dough
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2  cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 12 ounce can mountain dew
Ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Peel the apples, core them and cut each apple into eight wedges.  Wrap each apple wedge in one piece of crescent roll dough, beginning at the wide end and ending at the point.  Place the rolls seam side down in a buttered 8 x 10 inch baking dish. 

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.  Add the sugar and vanilla and stir for a few seconds.  Pour the butter/sugar mixture evenly over the rolls.  Pour the 1/2 can of Mountain Dew all over the top.  Sprinkle the top with cinnamon.  Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.  Serve these warm with whipped cream or if you are going for dessert with vanilla ice cream.  Spoon some of the syrup over each serving. 

Ree also notes you can substitute peaches, pears or apricots for the apple and substitute ginger ale or lemon-lime soda for the Mountain Dew.

These were a two-thumbs-up by the husband!!!  So crazily easy they will definitely appear in our house again!