A is for Apple

This is a post where I’m going to give you some recipes using apples!

As much as I love giving over organizing and de-cluttering tips, my WordPress statics say that y’all want more about all things kitchen, including meal planning and recipes.  So, this post is all about cooking with apples.

Firstly, whatever I prepare is kid-friendly.  Secondly, I don’t use crazy or exotic ingredients.  Thirdly, these are my tried-and-true recipes that I use all the time.

Apples: apple sauce, apple kugel, oatmeal apple crisp

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Apple Sauce

Ingredients:

10-12 apples

1/4 cup of sugar (or less)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon vanilla (can skip this)

water

Directions:

• Wash, peel, core and slice apples
• Place all ingredients in a pot and cover apples with 1/2 inch of water
• cover and cook low-medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until soft
• remove apples with a slotted spoon an put in blender.  add back some of the liquid to the apples.  the less water you add, the less thick the applesauce will be.

*Notes:  if there is extra liquid you didn’t put in the blender, you have apple juice.  Enjoy.

You can also use pears instead of apples, or cook both together for apple-pear sauce

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Apple Kugel

Ingredients:

4 apples peeled and sliced

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup of flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup of oil

cinnamon

Directions:

• place apples on the bottom of a baking pan
• sprinkle with cinnamon
• mix eggs, vanilla, and sugar together with a fork.  add flour baking powder and oil
• pour over apples
• bake for 350 F for 30-40 minutes

*Note:  some people claim this should be a dessert and not a side dish

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Oatmeal Apple Crisp

Ingredients:

10-12 apples

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ginger

3/4 cup margarine

3/4 cup rolled oats

Directions:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 F
• Grease a baking pan
• peel, core, and slice apples.  place in the baking pan
• mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger.  Mix in margarine until coarse crumbs form.
• stir in oats
• sprinkle over apples
• bake 35 minutes until apples are tender and crumb topping is crisp

*Note:  I’ve also made this without the topping for a gluten-free option.

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Happy cooking and thanks for reading.

–Karen

The Klutter Koach