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Apple ressy-peeeeeeeees
Apple strudel muffins:
Muffin Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped apples (I used a full 2 cups since I had some oversized apples)
Topping Ingredients:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan (I used cupcake wrappers).
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs until smooth. Mix in vanilla. Stir in apples, and gradually blend in the flour mixture. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pan.
In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over tops of mixture in muffin pan.
Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Allow to sit 5 minutes before removing muffins from pan. Cool on a wire rack.
*I used a medium sized ice scream scooper, which gave me exactly 12 muffins.
**I also used a mixture of cortland, mac, and granny smith apples.
Re: Apple ressy-peeeeeeeees
Apple Crisp
Ingredients:
3 pounds tart apples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup rolled oats
4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions:
Peel, core and chop the apples; toss in a bowl with lemon juice. In a separate bowl, combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add to the apples and toss to combine.
In another bowl combine flour, sugar and oats. Cut butter into 8 small pieces, and cut butter into flour with a pastry blender or two forks until mixture is crumbly. Stir in the chopped nuts.
Butter a 9-inch square baking dish. Spread apple mixture in bottom of baking dish then sprinkle with flour mixture. Bake at 375? for 30 to 45 minutes, or until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned.
*I baked the crisp for 35 minutes, which was perfect.
**I also used the mix of cortland, mac and granny smiths
Apple Squares
Ingredients:
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped apple
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 inch pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon; set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of white sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture until just combined, then stir in the apples and walnuts. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over the top of the bars.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven; finished bars should spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan, and cut into squares.
*And again, I used a mix of cortland, granny smith, and mac apples.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Wikipedia also tells me that 3 medium apples = one pound lol
Or is this your way of getting me frustrated so I just come to PA and make them for you? Because a little more persistence, and it most likely will work haha
Mayyyyybe.... would that be wrong?
Okay, so 9 apples = 3 lbs. Now I got it!! I love apple crisp so much I'll probably eat the whole thing by myself. Apparently DH doesn't like cinnamon. And he doesn't like pumpkin things. WTF. I'll be baking for myself, and that leads to trouble.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
He's a freaking weirdo. One of the least fussiest eaters yet doesn't like pumpkin or cinnamon??? He does love fall -- it's football season after all.
I would love to bake with you -- especially if matching aprons and funny tall chef's hats are involved.
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
Like these?!!
Haha, YES! Or this:
I'm sorry it's so big (TWSS).
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT PICTURE OF MY HUSBAND!?!?!!
haha for realsies, there's a nice one of the statue of david... in all of his glory... i could just picture brendan's face. it might need to happen haha