Apple Puffs

Name: Apple Puffs
Ingredients: 6 firm apples, peeled and sliced; 2 1/2 cups white sugar; 1 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons white sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup shortening; 1 cup milk

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Ingredients

6 firm apples, peeled and sliced
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup milk

Directions

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["Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish. Arrange apple slices in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.", "Stir 2 1/2 cups white sugar, water, and food coloring together in a saucepan; bring to a boil and cook until mixture reduces to a thick pink syrup, about 10 minutes. Pour syrup over apples.", "Melt butter in the same saucepan over medium heat; stir 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon into butter until dissolved. Remove from heat.", "Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using two knives or a pastry cutter until mixture has the consistency of coarse crumbs. Stir milk into shortening mixture until a soft dough comes together.", "Drop dough by the tablespoonful over apples; lightly press the back of a spoon onto each \"puff\"" of dough to form a small dent. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of butter-cinnamon-sugar mixture into each dent.""