Apple Recipes

Baked Apples in Cider

Remove cores of 6 good-sized apples. Plug up the bottom of each and cut out V-shape at top. Insert into the top about 1 tablespoon of cinnamon Imperials (the little red-hot candies) and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Place the apples in a dish and pour around the apples about 2 1/2 cups cider. Bake at 350 degrees, basting occasionally with the hot cider, until tender. Grate nutmeg on apples, and if you like, top off with whipped cream or ice cream.

Apple Chutney

Combine all ingredients. Cook at medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Simmer until mixture thickens and mounds in spoon when stirred. Pour into sterilized jars, seal and process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. (Excellent served with cream cheese and a variety of meat dishes.) Yield: 4 half pints.

Apple Bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan; set aside. Cream 1 cup sugar, shortening, and vanilla with electric mixer in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and buttermilk; blend well. Add flour; blend well. Stir in lemon peel and apples. Pour into prepared pan. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Gently loosen sides of loaf. Turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Apple Nut Bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Place the batter in a greased 9" x 13" baking pan. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until the edges are golden. Remove from oven and cut into bars while still warm, not hot. Note: Before serving, you might want to roll the bars in confectioner's sugar or spread with a cream cheese frosting. Maybe serve them with whipped topping as a dip or serve plain as a great snack cookie.

High Country Apple Cake

Measure all ingredients, except apples and pecans, into large bowl. Beat together thoroughly with spoon. Fold in apples and pecans. Bake in greased and floured 9" x 13" pan at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool and remove from pan. Serves 12.

Grandmom's Apple Pie

Peel and slice apples. Add lemon juice and toss. Sprinkle some of sugar and cinnamon in bottom of crust. Add 1 tablespoon of corn starch. Put half of apple slices in crust. Add half of sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1 tablespoon corn starch. Repeat layering of apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cornstarch. Apples will pile high in pie crust. Dot with butter. Top apples with second crust. Seal crust. Cut vents in top. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until done. Yield: 8 servings.

Apple Deluxe Cake

Combine eggs, oil and sugar in large bowl; mix well. Coat dates and butterscotch chips with a small amount of flour. Stir into egg mixture. Add remaining flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut, pecans and apples, mixing well after each addition. Spoon into greased 9x 13-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Garnish with whipped topping. Yield 12 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 642; Prot 6.2 g; Carbo 85.4 g; T Fat 33.4 g: Chol 45.7 mg; Potas 285.0 mg; Sod 263.0 mg.

Fresh Apple Cake

Beat eggs sugar and oil in mixer bowl until light and lemon-colored. Sift flour, soda and cinnamon into bowl. Add to egg mixture; mix well. Stir in dates, coconut, pecans, maraschino cherries, apples and vanilla. Spoon into greased 9x 13 inch cake pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake pulls away from side of pan. Combine margarine, brown sugar and milk in small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour over hot cake. May substitute cream cheese frosting for brown sugar glaze. Yield: 12 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 893; Prot 7.3 g; Carbo 104 g; T Fat 52.9g; Chol 69.2 mg; Potas 396.0 mg; Sod 191.0 mg. Nutritional information does not include maraschino cherries.

Crisp Apple Cream Pie

Combine butter and graham cracker crumbs in 1 =-quart baking dish; mix well. Press evenly over bottom of dish. Mix condensed milk, sour cream and lemon juice in medium bowl. Spread over crumb layer. Spoon pie filling over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Cool slightly. Mix walnuts and cinnamon in small bowl. Sprinkle over pie. Serve warm or cold. May substitute other flavors of pie filling for apple. Yield: 6 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 476; Prot 6.8 g; Carbo 60.9 g; T Fat 24.4 g; Chol 47.3 mg; Potas 338.0 mg; Sod 328.0 mg.

Grand Champion Pie

Mix eggs, applesauce, brown sugar, flour, lemon rind, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in large mixer bowl. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes longer or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool slightly on wire rack. Combine apple slices and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in bowl; mix well. Arrange apple slices pinwheel-fashion over top of baked pie. Melt jam in small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Brush apple slices with melted jam. Place pie on rack in broiler pan. Broil 6 inches from heat source for 3 minutes or until apples are tender and jam is bubbly. Yield: 8 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 305; Prot 4.9 g; Carbo 49.5 g; T Fat 10.4 g; Chol 137.0 mg; Potas 166.0 mg; Sod 317.0 mg.

Apple and Cheese Casserole

Mix flour, sugar and salt in small blow. Cut in butter until crumbly. Toss apples with water and lemon juice in bowl. Spoon into greased 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with flour mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 5 minutes longer. Yield: 8 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 255; Prot 4.6 g; Carbo 37.1 g; T Fat 10.9 g; Chol 30.4 mg; Potas 165.0 mg; Sod 204. mg.

Baked Cinnamon Apples

Remove core from apples. Peel upper half of apple or 1-inch strip from middle to prevent splitting. Place upright in baking dish. Place 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon butter and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon in center of each apple. Pour water into baking dish to 1/4-inch depth. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender when pierced with fork, basting several times. May omit water and microwave for 6 to 8 minutes. Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious and Greening are good baking apples to use. May substitute grenadine syrup for brown sugar or omit cinnamon and place 1 tablespoon granola, 2 teaspoons brown sugar and 1 teaspoon butter in each apple. Yield: 4 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 220; Prot 0.4 g; Carbo 47.6 g; T Fat 4.4 g; Chol 11.1 mg; Potas 258.0 mg; Sod 15.0 mg.

Apple Rum Baklava

Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl; mix well. Trim 8 sheets phyllo dough to fit 10x15-inch baking pan. Keep unused phyllo covered with damp cloth. Arrange in baking pan, brushing each sheet generously with melted butter. Spread half the apple mixture over phyllo dough. Arrange 6 buttered sheets phyllo dough over apple mixture. Spread with remaining apple mixture. Top with 8 buttered sheets phyllo dough. Cut into squares. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Heat honey in small saucepan. Drizzle over hot baklava. May substitute 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 2 tablespoons lemon rind for rum. Yield: 12 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 606; Prot 4.3 g; Carbo 49.6 g; T Fat 46.2 g; Chol 82.8 mg; Potas 277.0 mg; Sod 294.0 mg. Nutritional information does not include phyllo dough.

Baked Apple Dumplins with Lemon Sauce

Mix brown sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Place 1 teaspoon butter and 2 teaspoons brown sugar mixture in each apple. Combine baking mix, 1/3 cup ice water and oil in bowl; mix well. Roll to 1/4-inch thickness on floured waxed paper. Cut into 7 squares. Place 1 apple on each square. Bring corners up to enclose apples; fasten with toothpicks. Place in greased 10x10-inch baking dish. Combine 2 cups water and sugar in saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add 1 tablespoon butter and cornstarch dissolved in a small amount of cold water. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Stir in lemon flavoring. Pour over dumplings. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Yield: 7 servings.

Approx Per Serving: Cal 471; Prot 2.9 g; Carbo 88.7 g; T Fat 13.1 g; Chol 14.8 mg; Potas 267.0 mg; Sod 525.0 mg.