Apple Dumplings 

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
6 teaspoons red currant jelly
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 tablespoons apple juice
your favorite pie dough recipe
                   
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a large shallow
   baking dish. 
2. Roll dough into a 18x12 inch rectangle that's 1/8 inch
   thick. Cut dough into 6 squares. 
3. Combine butter, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and
   brown sugar. Peel and core apples. Place one apple on
   each square of pastry. In center of each apple place 1
   teaspoon red currant jelly. Spread spice mixture over
   each apple; bring points of pastry together and seal.
   Place apples in the prepared baking dish with the seams
   either on top or underneath the apples. 
4. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 mins. In a saucepan combine
   boiling water, granulated sugar, and apple juice. Cook
   until sugar is dissolved. Pour over baked apples and bake
   for an additional 20 mins. Baste frequently. Serve warm.