apple crisp

this is just a really good recipe for

Apple Crisp

(from The Essential Mormon Cookbook)

3 large apples (Golden Delicious or Rome Beauty)

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup rolled oats

Ice cream or whipped cream, if desired

Peel, core, and thinly slice apples. Arrange in buttered 9-inch-round baking dish. Combine brown sugar and flour. Cut butter into mixture as for pastry. Stir in rolled oats. Spoon topping over apples, pressing down lightly. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 35-40 minutes. Sere warm with ice cream or whipped cream. Makes 4 servings. (Those are some pretty generous servings. I would say 6 servings)

soft whole-wheat breadsticks

I got a cookbook from the library called Cooking with Food Storage Made Easy. It is filled with lots of good tips and recipes and I decided to try this recipe out.

The breadsticks were good. The thing I liked best about them is that they were faster to make than other breadstick recipes that I have made. The only changes I made was that I used 1/4 cup pf melted butter instead of a 1/2 cup, and I left off the cheese. The butter seemed like enough, but if you don’t care about the extra calories I am sure the extra butter would make them even better.

Soft Whole-Wheat Breadsticks

1 Tbsp. yeast

2 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp salt

3 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour

1 1/2 cups hot water

1/2 cup butter

Garlic Salt

Italian Seasonings

Parmesan Cheese

Sift first 3 ingredients together with 2 C. flour. Add hot water and beat until well blended. Mix in remaining flour. Place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise 15 minutes. Knead on lightly floured surface. Spread dough evenly on sheet-cake pan. (I used a 10x15 and it was perfect) Using a pizza cutter, cut lengthwise down center and then crosswise every 2 inches to make breadsticks. Spread melted butter over tops. Sprinkle with garlic salt, Italian seasonings, and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Crock-Pot Apple Butter

This apple butter is a little different than what I grew up eating, but it is simply delicious.

The apple cook so long they turn into a spicy, mooshy, spread. mmmm.

And besides, your house smells heavenly for a day.

I can’t remember where I originally found this recipe.

Slow Cooker Apple Butter

yield: 4 pints

5 1/2 lbs of peeled and finely chopped apples (about 16 1/2 cups)

4 cups of sugar

2-3 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tsp salt

1. Place apples in a LARGE bowl.

2. Combine sugar & spices in a separate bowl.

3. Pour over apples & mix.

4. Place in crock pot (it fills my 7 quart)

5. Cook on high 1 hour

6. Turn it to low and cook it for 9-11 more hours

7. Stir occasionally

8. Uncover and cook 1 more hour

9. Whisk until smooth

10. Spoon into freezer containers, leaving 1/2 inch head space

(Its also good to just eat at this point, very yummy on top of oatmeal. Not that I would know. . .)