I finally got my act together in time to post for Food ‘n Flix, ha!  I really need to work on that!  Anyway, this month’s movie is Butter – hosted by Cheap Ethnic Eats.  This hilarious movie is about wealth, race, privilege, power, family, small town America, and (of course) butter.  I’d seen it before, and enjoyed it so much that I didn’t mind renting it again just to look for food references.  Which, by the way, are few and far between other than the ubiquitous butter.

So what was I going to make that would feature butter?  I came up with a few ideas, but I kept circling back to these apple dumplings (even though I’d posted about them before).  They really are perfect for this movie, though – a little bit redneck, totally unhealthy, and drenched in butter.

The dumplings are actually really easy to make.  I like them best when they are fresh and the sugar on top is still crunchy, so I tend to make half a recipe one day and the other half the next day – which is why you will only see 4 dumplings in the photos.  Start by peeling and coring an apple, then cutting into 8 slices. (more…)