Minnie's Apple Roly-Poly

INGREDIENTS

One and 3/4 cup floor

1/4 cup sugar

Four teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter or margarine

2/3 cup sour cream

FILLING

1/4 cup butter or margarine (softened)

One cup packed brown sugar

Two teaspoons ground cinnamon

Six medium apples, peeled, cored and thinly-sliced (about five cups - recipe calls for Granny Smith apples)

TOPPING

Two and 1/2 cups water

Two tablespoons brown sugar

One teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup half n' half cream

      Combine the following in a mixing bowl:  flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.  Cut in butter until crumbly.  Add sour cream and blend until ball forms.  Roll out on a floured surface into a 15" x 10" rectangle.  Spread with softened butter and then spread with remaining filling ingredients.  Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with the long side.  Cut into 12 slices and place slices (cut side down) on a 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan.  For topping, combine the water, brown sugar and cinnamon in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil and remove from heat.  Stir in cream and then, carefully, pour hot topping over the dumplings.  Bake uncovered at 320F degrees for 35 minutes or until bubbly!  (The center will jiggle when dumplings are hot out of the oven but will set as dumplings stand for a few minutes and cool.)  Serve warm.  Yields 12 servings.  Enjoy!