Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer, and homemaker in rural Illinois. The Yoders travel primarily by horse-drawn buggy and live next to the settlement’s one-room school-house.

2. In a small saucepan, combine the water, white sugar, vanilla, 1 tablespoon butter, and the nutmeg over high heat. Bring to a boil for 1 minute; set aside.

Remove the apple dumplings from oven and pour the syrup over the dumplings and bake for 15 more minutes. Gloria Yoder is an Amish mom, writer and homemaker in rural Illinois.

Apple dumplings are a wonderful exercise in taking something already close to perfect, and turning it into something blissfully, brilliantly, beautifully delectable. Apples are already amazing, are… ...

Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small saucepan, combine the water, white sugar, vanilla, 1 tablespoon butter, and the nutmeg over high heat. Bring to a boil for 1 minute; set aside. In a small bowl ...

Add vanilla and stir, you want the mixture lumpy and grainy, so just barely stir. Pour entire mixture over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake ...

Amish Apple Dumplings (United States) Here’s one on the sweeter side of things, and perfect if you are craving pie but can’t be bothered to bake a whole one in these times of social isolation.