Apple Dumplings For a Crowd

3 tubes (12 oz ea) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
15 medium apples, peeled, cored and halved
2 C sugar
2 C water
1 C butter or margarine, melted
2 t vanilla extract
1/2 t ground cinnamon

Flatten biscuits with hand. Wrap each biscuit around an apple half and place seam side down in two greased 13 x 9 x 2 baking dishes.

Combine sugar, water, butter and vanilla, pour about 1-2/3 C into each pan. Sprinkle cinnamon over dumplings.

Bake, uncovered, 350 for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and apples are tender.

Yield: 30 servings