Apple Recipies

This weekend I went home to visit my family for the weekend. I was having trouble finding something to write about during the week but, as soon as I came I found something to write about right away. My mom is a very good baker and loves to bake so I occasionally get things from her when she comes to visit me at school and I appreciate it very much. This weekend my mom went out and bought 36 apples and made four different apple dessert recipes. My mom makes really good apple pies, crisp, muffins, and apple snack bars.

Up-side Down Apple Pie

Crust:

· 3 cups of all purpose flour

· 1 tbsp sugar

· 1 tsp salt

· ¾ cup of cold butter, cubed

· 1/3 shortening, cubed

· 5 tbsp cold water

Pecans:

· ½ cup packed brown sugar

· ¼ cup butter melted

· 1 cup pecan halves

Filling:

· 1 cup sugar

· 1/3 all purpose flour

· 2 tbsp butter melted

· ¼ tsp ground cinnamon

· 8 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples

For the crust combined all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix all the ingredients together and divide the dough in half. Wrap the two halves in plastic and refrigerate both portions for 45 minutes. Coat a 9 inch deep dish pie pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom and sides of the plate with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, combine brown sugar in the butter and stir in pecans. Arrange in the bottom of the prepared pie pan with rounded sides of the pecans facing down.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out one half of the dough to fit the bottom and sides of the pie pan. And trim the edges .

In a large bowl combine the sugar, flour, butter, and cinnamon. Add the apples and toss to coat the apples. Fill the crust. Take the other half of the dough and fit it to the top of the pie. Trim and seal the edges then cut slits in the pastry.

Bake the pie in the oven at 375 degrees for 60-70 minutes or until golden brown. After the pie is cone baking carefully loosen the parchment paper around the edges of the pie. Invert hot pie onto a serving plate and remove the parchment paper and wait 15 minutes to cool off before serving.

Apple Nut Muffins:

· 2 tbsp butter

· 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

· 1 tbsp all purpose flour

· ½ tsp ground cinnamon

· ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

· 2 cups ficed peeled apples

· ½ finely chopped nuts

Muffins:

· ¾ cup butter, softened

· 1-1/2 cup sugar

· 3 eggs

· 1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract

· 3-1/2 cups all purpose flour

· 1-1/2 tsp baking powder

· 1-1/2 tsp baking soda

· ¾ tsp salt

· 1-1/2 cups of sour cream

In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add the apples cook over medium low heat for ten minutes or until tender. Remove from heat and then stir in the nuts and let cool.

In a large bowl mix the butter, and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each. Beat in the vanilla. Combine dry ingredients .

Spoon ¼ cupfuls of batter into greased jumbo muffin cups. Spoon apple mixture into the center of each. top with remaining batter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.

Apple Snack Bars

· 2 cups of sugar

· 2 eggs

· ¾ cup vegetable oil

· 2-1/2 cups self rising flour

· 1 tsp ground cinnamon

· 3 cups diced peeled tart apples

· 1 cup chopped walnuts

· ¾ cup butterscotch chips

In a bowl combine the sugar eggs and oil. Then stir in the flour and cinnamon. Lastly stir in the apples and nut.

Spread into a greased 13 inch by 9 inch baking pan. Sprinkle with the butterscotch chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool before cutting.

I was very privileged coming home this weekend because I was able to get all these good desserts and found something to write about. There are many great and easy things you can make out of apples that are fast and easy.