Apples in the Kitchen!

I love apples! Back about 13 years ago, I even very painstakingly hand painted and stenciled apples in a checked pattern on my kitchen walls, since that time....I've gathered quite an extensive collection of apples! Apple items adorn every nook and cranny.

Here's what we did with our own collection from our apple trees a few weeks ago...



We made applesauce:

Lots of apple crisp!

We had to peel and ... and peel...

(we had a little help, some of you know who this is)

and then arranged them in pans!



We topped them off with a crumbly topping...YUMMY!!

Here's the recipes we used:

APPLE CRISP
8X10 inch pan - 8 servings Time: 45 minutes Temp. 350 degrees

5 apples
1/2 cup sugar
Cinnamon

Crust
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar

Butter Pyrex dish or pan. Peel and slice athe apples into dish. Cover with 1/2 cup sugar and sprinkle with cinnaon. Mix flour, brown sugar and butter until it resembles cornmeal. Cover the apples with this crust and bake until light brown or well done.

(I double this for the 9X13 pan - it makes for a thicker, deep dish crisp). Enjoy!


APPLE DAPPLE CAKE
(courtesy of the Prairie Dwellers - www.prairiedwellers.blogspot.com)

Ingredients:
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
3 cups flour
1 tsp.cinnamon
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
3 cups peeled and diced apples
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup coconut or 3/4 cup oatmeal
1 cup walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together eggs, sugar, and oil. Add dry ingredients, then apples, nuts, and vanilla. Bake in 9x13-inch pan for 45 minutes.

Icing:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/4 cup milk

Boil for 3 minutes. Poke holes all over top of cake, pouring icing over while cake is still hot. The icing will soak into the cake. Let cool.

Thanks Bryce!! This is extremely good!

Have a blessed day!

Lori