Quick Apple Dumplings (via Janeen V.)

2 medium Granny Smith apples
1 (8 count) pkg. refrigerated crescent roll dough
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar (brown is best)
1 c. orange juice
1 t. vanilla extract
1/2 c. pecans, finely chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8 inch square baking dish.
2. Peel and core apples. Cut each apple into fourths. Unroll and separate crescent roll dough. Wrap each apple section in a crescent roll. Place in pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
3. Combine butter, sugar and orange juice in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over dumplings. Sprinkle pecans over top.
4. Bake 30 minutes, or until crust is golden and beginning to b ubb and apples are just tender when peierced with a fork.
5. To serve, spoon some of the syrup from the baking dish over dumplings. Serve with ice cream, if desired. Serves 8.

(This recipe is in great demand this week, sorry for the delay in getting this posted!)