My Apple Dumplin' Darlin'

Last week Lily's 1st Grade class was studying plants in Reading.  The three plants they were focusing on were apples, cranberries, and strawberries.  Her class learned how those plants grow, are harvested, and some of the ways they are used.  Each student was asked to send in a product that contained one of the fruits and bring it in to share with the class and it could be store bought or homemade.  Lily was assigned apples and of course she wanted to bring in something homemade.  She loves helping me in the kitchen.  We haven't ever made anything with apples, so I asked for some help from my FB friends!  I got several responses and Lily and I had a hard time deciding.  Everything sounded so yummy!  We finally chose an apple dumpling recipe that my sweet friend from High School, Amy Buracker (now Amy Stitcher) had suggested.  It was a kid friendly recipe and Lily had lots of fun helping me bake.  She was so excited about her apple dumpling recipe that she didn't even mind waking up 20 minutes earlier on Friday morning to help me!  They turned out so good and the recipe was so easy that I thought I would share!
Here are the ingredients:
2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
2 cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
1 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle Mountain Dew
 
Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

2.Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.

(The recipe makes 16, but we had to do 1 and 1/2 the recipe so we would have enough for Lily's class.)

3.Mix butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl.

 Spread mixture over the apple dumplings. Then pour Mountain Dew over the dumplings.

4.Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown

Serve warm and with vanilla ice cream if desired!

Lily couldn't wait to share her apple dumpling recipe with her class:

Lily is enjoying 1st Grade this year and is having fun learning lots of new things!

I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.  Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.  Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. 

Psalm 17:6-9