APPLE DUMPLINGS

APPLE DUMPLINGS / Gloria Liles

2 Medium Granny Smith Apples
1 (8 count) package crescent roll dough
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar ( I use 1/2 cup)
1 cup orange juice
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 8" square baking dish. Peel and core
apples. Cut each into fourths. Unroll and separate crescent roll dough.
Wrap each apple section in a crescent roll. Place in pan. Sprinkle with
cinnamon. Combine butter, sugar and orange juice in saucepan. Bring
to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over dumplings.
Sprinkle pecans on top . Bake 30 mins. To serve, spoon syrup over
dumplings,