• Heat Up: Preheat your oven to a cozy 375°F. Anoint a 13x9-inch baking dish with grease. Put it aside for the time being.
• Apple Prep: Skin and remove the apple cores. To keep them as fresh as morning dew, let them swim in a bowl of cold water. Add a lemony squeeze for extra protection against browning.

Dough Matters:

• Option A: For the homemade zealots, roll your dough into a 21x14-inch majestic rectangle. Slice this into 6 equally majestic squares.
• Option B: If store-bought is your choice, unroll and cut into 6 pieces.
• Spice Mix: In a petite bowl, marry the white sugar and apple pie spice. A union so pure!
• Stuff 'em Up: Place an apple on each dough square. In the hollow core, add a butter piece and sprinkle it with the spice-sugar mix. Pull up the dough corners, pleating and pinching them, to lovingly embrace the apple. These bundles of joy should be laid in the greased dish. Continue this ritual with the rest.
• Saucy Affair: Toss all sauce components into a saucepan. Boil this concoction over medium flame, whisking until sugar molecules dissolve. Once boiling like a hot spring, pull it off the heat. Drizzle this liquid gold over the apple bundles. A sprinkle of leftover spiced sugar? Why not!
• Oven Time: Bake these beauties for about 50-55 minutes. You'll know they're ready when they turn a golden hue, and a paring knife slips in with ease. A little cool-down period, and you're ready to serve, preferably drizzled with some remaining sauce.