86-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 14, 2000
Apple Appeal
APPLE CINNAMON
MUFFINS
Sift together:
IV* cups flour
'/: teaspoon salt
3/i teaspoons baking powder
V* teaspoon cinnamon
V* teaspoon nutmeg
Cream together:
V* cup butter
Vi cup sugar
Cream and add:
legg
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine wet and dry mixtures
and add:
1 cup milk
1 cup finely chopped apple
Spoon batter into greased muffin
pan (12 muffins).
Mix together the following and
sprinkle on top:
'A teaspoon nutmeg
'A teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons sugar
Bake 15-20 minutes.
Jill Hoover
Lancaster Co.
Alternate Dairy Princess
APPLE POT PIE
2 cups flour
'/: teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons shortening
legg
'/< cup water
6 tart apples
'A cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
Cut shortening into combined
flour, salt, and baking powder.
Lightly stir in beaten egg and
water. On floured board, roll out
as thin as possible. Cut into
2-inch squares with knife or pas
try wheel. Pare and core apples,
cutting into quarters. Into a ket
tle containing 1 cup water, put a
layer of sliced apples and a half
of the brown sugar and butter.
Cover with a layer of pot pie
squares and more apples. Repeat
until all apples and dough have
been used. Cover tightly and
steam 20 minutes. Serve with
cream. Serves 6.
If you are doubtfuf as to the
goodness of apple pot pie,
imagine the taste of apples car
melized in brown sugar and
butler. With pot pie squares,
this makes a delightful combi
nation.
APPLE FETA
CHICKEN BREASTS
4 large boneless, skinless
chicken breasts
1 medium green cooking
apple, cored, cut into 8
wedges
1 medium red cooking apple,
cored and cut into 8
wedges
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4 tablespoons crumbled, re-
duced-fat feta cheese
1 tablespoon apple juice
V* teaspoon seasoned pepper
V* teaspoon dried thyme
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a 2-quart oblong glass baking
dish, arrange chicken breasts in
single layer. Sprinkle with sea
soned pepper and dried thyme.
Scatter apple wedges and feta
cheese over top of chicken. Driz
zle with apple juice. Cover with
foil. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or
until juices of chicken run clear
when pierced with a fork and
apples are tender. Uncover for
last 10 minutes.
SUPER SPREAD
SANDWICH STARS
1 Red or Golden Delicious
apple, peeled, cored, and
coarsely chopped
1 cup roasted peanuts
V\ cup honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Sliced sandwich bread
To make super spread, place
apple pieces, peanuts, honey,
lemon juice, and cinnamon in
food processor fitted with chop
ping blades or blender. Pulse the
food processor several times until
ingredients start to blend. Pro
cess for 1 to 2 minutes until mix
ture is smooth and spreadable.
To make a Sandwich Star, use a
butter knife to spread about one
tablespoon of Super Spread on
each of two slices of bread. Stack
together, spread side up. Top
with third piece of bread. Place
star-shaped cookie cutter on top
of sandwich and press firmly and
evenly. Leaving the cookie cutter
in place, remove the excess trim
mings with your fingers or a but
ter knife. Remove the cookie cut
ter and make more sandwich
stars.
Renee Blatt
PA Honey Queen
HONEY APPLE
TURNOVERS
1 tablespoon dried currants
3 tablespoons finely chopped
walnuts
Vi teaspoon ground cinnamon,
plus additional for dusting
6 tablespoons honey, divided
2 large baking apples
Prepared pie dough for two
single-crust 9-inch pies
In a small bowl, combine cur
rants, walnuts, and Vi teaspoon
cinnamon. Stir in 3 tablespoons
honey. Peel apples and cut each
in half lengthwise. Trim away
stem and blossom ends. Scoop
out core from each half with a
melon bailer, making a wide hole
*
Warm Apple Spice Cake topped with apple pie filling and cinnamon ice cream is a
delightful way to celebrate National Apple Month.
for filling.
Divide honey mixture evenly
between apple centers. Divide pie
dough over each apple half with
filling side up. Tuck and wrap
dough around each apple half.
Trim dough to fit. Pinch the
edges of dough underneath
apples to seal entirely. Combine
1 tablespoon honey with 1 tea
spoon steaming hot water. Stir
until honey dissolves. Brush mix
ture over tops of turnovers; dust
with additional cinnamon.
Transfer turnovers to a greased
baking sheet. Bake at 375 de
grees for about 35 minutes, until
turnovers are golden. Remove
from oven and drizzle with re
maining 2 tablespoons honey.
Serve warm or at room tempera
ture.
Renee Blatt
PA Honey Queen
NUTTY CARAMEL
APPLE PIE
6 cups thinly sliced baking
apples, using 3 different
varieties
2 tablespoons lime juice
/i cup sugar
'A cup brown sugar
'A cup flour
Vi teaspoons cinnamon
'A teaspoon salt
9-inch double crust
1-2 tablespoons butter
In bowl, toss apples with lime
juice. Add remaining dry ingre
dients and toss with apples. Place
bottom pastry in 9-inch pie plate
and fill with apple mixture. Dot
with butter and cover with top
crust. Flute edges high or attach
fancy crust edge. Cut vents. Bake
at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes
or until golden brown and apples
are tender. Meanwhile, in small
saucepan, melt 'A cup butter, stir
in '/: cup packed brown sugar,
and 2 tablespoons heavy cream.
Bring to a boil, stirring con
stantly. Remove from heat and
stir in V: cup chapped pecans.
Pour over top crust. Return to
oven 1-2 minutes until bubbly.
Serve warm.
Sherry Cashdollar
1998 Farm Show Second Place
GOLDEN APPLE
OATMEAL
'A cup diced sweet apple
'A cup each apple juice and
water
'/«teaspoon salt (optional)
Dash each ground cinnamon
and nutmeg
'A cup quick cooking rolled
oats, uncooked
Combine apples, juice, water
and seasonings; bring to a boil.
Stir in rolled oats; cook one min
ute. Cover and let stand several
minutes before serving. Makes 1
cup serving.
Featured Recipe
Do you prefer a tart or sweet apple? Want it juicy or crisp?
Green, red, yellow or a mixture?
Pennsylvania apples offer a multitude of choices for those
with differing personal tastes. Some taste better fresh, while
others are better cooked or made into applesauce.
Some of the old rules pertaining to select varieties being bet
ter for applesauce and pies no longer apply. Red Delicious,
once delegated to eaten fresh, has been successfully made into
applesauce and pies by those desiring to reduce their sugar in
take.
True, that variety isn’t everyone’s favorite. But that’s what
makes experimenting with different varieties the means of de
termining your own favorites.
Apples are in abundance and available from roadside stands
and supermarkets, and, if you’re lucky, your own backyard.
Regardless of where you find apples, you’ll find them highly
adaptable to today’s selection of recipes. Here is an easy one
using canned pie filling, but you can make your own pie filling
using in-season apples.
WARM APPLE SPICE CAKE
1 frozen pound cake, thawed
21-ounce can apple pie filling
Vi teaspoon cinnamon
'A teaspoon nutmeg
Cinnamon ice cream (optional)
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Slice pound cake in half horizon
tally. Place the two halves in BxB-inch pan. In medium bowl,
combine apple pie filling, cinnamon, and nutmeg; mix well.
Spoon apple mixture over cake. Bake at 425 degrees for 10-15
minutes or until warm. Serve warm with cinnamon ice cream,
if desired. Serves 6.
MICRO-BAKED APPLES
4 baking apples
I/2 tablespoons butter
'A cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
‘A cup apple juice or water
3 tablespoons raisins
Core apples. Combine butter
and sugar, add raisins and nuts
and stuff into cavity of apples.
Place apples in individual micro
wave-safe dishes. Pour 1 table
spoon juice or water over each
apple. Cover with wax paper.
Micro-cook on high 8 minutes or
until tender. Makes 4 servings.