|
A Recipe For Holly Golightly's Apple Dumplings |
|
|
|
|
Written by Rachael
|
"Cat, Cat, where are you Cat?"
Some of the most simple dialogue, and there I was, a crying mass on my bed again. There is something so tragic and intriguing about Holly Golightly's search to find her true self, even when she's not really looking. I at first watched "Breakfast At Tiffany's," because the beautiful Audrey Hepburn was in it. What I came away with was an odd yet thoughtful respect for this strange movie involving this girl Holly Golightly.
Living out of boxes, with an assumed name, and a no name cat, what Holly Golightly really craves is what an apple dumpling has to offer. She needs a piece of home. Something she can go to that will ground her. Apple dumplings represent the comfort of home and an assurance of spirit that Holly so desperately needs to find within her heart.
That tender, sweet, and yielding apple in the center represents what Holly really wants to feel within. While Holly is essentially cold, what she needs to find is that part of her self that is very affectionate and caring, which she is in her own way. In order to embrace other people and to stay with them she needs to love and accept her self for who she is. At that point and only at that point will she truly embrace others as she has done for own spirit.
The dumpling in itself represents her outer coating. It's what she's used to protect her heart all along. As you can imagine, a dumpling is not much of a protection. It is soft and yielding, and ready to break at any moment.
Tender and sweet, the end product is a visionary masterpiece....oh, and the movie's great too.
For a taste of your own individual bowl of sweetness, try this incredibly delicious recipe that is good for six:
"Holly Golightly's Apple Dumplings"*
Ingredients: 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 cup whole-wheat flour, ½ cup milk plus a little extra, 2 and ½ cups water, 2 tsps baking powder, a little cinnamon-sugar, ½ and 1/8 cup sugar, ½ and 1/8 cup Splenda, 1 tsp salt, 6 small Granny Smith apples peeled and cored, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¾ cup shortening, and ¼ cup plus 6 tsps of butter.
1) Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
2) In a small saucepan stir the water, sugar, Splenda, and cinnamon. Cook and stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add the ¼ cup butter, stir until melted. Remove from heat.
3) In a mixing bowl stir together the flours, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender. Stir in the milk.
4) Divide the dough into six parts. On a floured surface roll each piece into a six inch square. Place an apple in the center of each. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and dot with the remaining butter. Bring corners of the pastries to the center. Brush the edges with milk and pinch the edges.
5) Place in a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Then drizzle with the syrup. Bake for about 38 minutes.
6) Enjoy with a little whipped cream and enjoy all the comforts of being home.
* Base of recipe from Taste Of Home and I molded it from there.
|
