Apple Dumpling Murder: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
(Christmas Catastrophe Mysteries)
by Trixie Silvertale
About Apple Dumpling Murder
Apple Dumpling Murder: Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Christmas Catastrophe Mysteries)
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Where does your book take place?: Fictional town of Silver Shoals. A northern town steeped in winter. Snow, wind, gorgeous lake.
Publisher : Sittin’ On A Goldmine Productions LLC (October 1, 2024)
Number of Pages: 222
Digital ASIN : B0CW1KXWWR
Santa’s daughter is settling into her life as a baker, but could a fresh murder burn her biscuits?
Cindy Claus loves exploring the human world and baking amazing treats. So, she’s bubbling over when her aging landlord takes her under his wing and promises to leave her the bakery in his will. But before she can stir up a celebration, her patron collapses, dead, like a bad soufflé.
With suspicion instantly falling on the budding baker, Cindy must rely on her fragile new friendships and her father’s trusted arctic fox. She’ll have to butt heads with local law enforcement as she gathers crumbs, and one wrong move could crush her dreams…
Can Cindy find the proof she needs, or will this villain punch down her last hope?
Apple Dumpling Murder is the second book in the festive paranormal cozy series, Christmas Catastrophe Mysteries. If you like kind-hearted heroines, furry sidekicks, and a dash of mistletoe magic, then you’ll love Trixie Silvertale’s seasonal secrets.
Buy Apple Dumpling Murder to blind bake a killer today!
*Features recipes from Cindy’s bakery!RECIPE
Holiday Apple Dumplings (Recipe from Apple Dumpling Murder by Trixie Silvertale)
Yield: 6 dumplings
Ingredients
For the dough: 3 cups (375 grams) unbleached flour 1 teaspoon (6 grams) salt ½ teaspoon (3 grams) ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon (3 grams) ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon (2 grams) ground clove 1 cup (216 grams) butter, chilled and cut into small pieces 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) of apple cider vinegar ½ cup (118 ml) iced water For the filling: 3 Tablespoons (54 grams) butter, cut into six ½-Tablespoon (9 grams) chunks 6 pitted prunes, diced small 6 dried apricots, diced small 2½ Tablespoons (30 grams) dried cranberries
Additional Ingredients: 6 medium-sized Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored (substitute your favorite) 1 egg, beaten to glaze the pastry-wrapped apples Instructions
Make the filling:
1. Dice prunes and apricots. Mix with cranberries. Set aside. 2. Butter cubes will be pushed into cored apples, on top of fruit filling. Make the dough: 1. Pulse flour, spices, and salt in a food processor to combine. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs with pieces of butter still visible. About 25 pulses.
2. Combine vinegar and ½ cup iced water in a measuring cup. While pulsing, drizzle in vinegar mixture; pulse until dough comes together. Dough should be pliable, but not sticky. About 15 pulses.
3. Turn out dough and divide into 6 equal parts. Place each part on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll each part into approx. 8-inch square. Cover with another layer of plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 1 hour.
4. Peel and core the apples.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C. Line a large half-sheet baking pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
6. Remove dough squares from refrigerator. Place one prepared apple in the center of each dough square. Stuff each core with equal parts fruit filling and one ½-Tablespoon (9 grams) butter chunk.
7. Brush the edges of the dough square lightly with water. Bring the edges up around the apple and seal with additional water. Trim off excess.
8. *OPTION: Roll out trimmings and cut decorative leaves to decorate each dumpling.
9. Place each wrapped apple on parchment-covered baking tray. Glaze each apple with beaten egg. 10. Bake for 30–45 minutes, or until golden brown, and pierce easily with a sharp skewer. SERVE: Serve hot with fresh whipped cream or ice cream and a cinnamon stick.
Copyright © 2023 by Trixie Silvertale • All rights reserved. Sittin’ On A Goldmine Productions, L.L.C. and Trixie Silvertale
About Trixie Silvertale
USA TODAY Bestselling author Trixie Silvertale grew up reading an endless supply of Lilian Jackson Braun, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew novels. She loves the amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries and obsesses about all things paranormal. Those two passions unite in all her mystery stories, and she’s thrilled to write them and share them with you.
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