Crunchy Crumb Apple Pie

Martha requested this recipe. It's awesome super yummy and the best pie I've had.

INGREDIENTS
1 refrigerated ready-to-bake pie crust (from a 15-oz box)

CRUMB TOPPING
1⁄2 cup plus 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1⁄2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 stick (1⁄2 cup) cold butter, cut in small pieces

FILLING
7 medium to large tart apples (about 3 1⁄4 lb), such as Granny Smith
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon
1⁄8 tsp ground nutmeg
I usually add a little more of both the cinn. and nutmeg to suit my taste.


Recipe Preparation

1.Have 9 in. pie plate and a baking sheet. Place oven rack in lowest position in oven. Heat oven to 450
2. Line pie plate with pie crust, flute or crimp edges
3. Topping:Mix flour, sugars and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Cut in butter (or rub in with fingertips) until mixture forms moist coarse crumbs that clump easily.
4. Filling: Peel, halve and core apples. Cut in 1/8 in thick slices. Place in large bowl, add lemon juice and toss to coat. Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle over apples, toss to coat.
5. Layer apples in pie shell, mounding them higher in the middle. Pat topping evenly over apples to form a top crust. Place pie on baking sheet to catch drips.
6. Bake 15 min. Reduce temp. to 350 and bake 45 min. longer or until skewer meets some resistance when center of pie is pierced and topping is golden brown. apples will continue to cook after removed from oven. If topping is getting to dark or burned, drape a piece of foil loosely over the pie.

Peach Cobbler

Saturday we took our annual drive up to Brigham for some peaches. So, that meant that last night, we made peach cobbler. I am a southern girl and like my cobbler southern style. Jeff is a mountain man and likes his cobbler dutch oven style. I had to find a way to meld our tastes together. Paula Dean saved the day, ya'll.

I found this recipe: Paula Dean's Peach Cobbler and had to try it.

I meant to take pictures. I wanted a picture of Jeff peeling and slicing the peaches, I wanted a picture of the peaches boiling in a pot. I wanted a picture of the assembled cobbler ready for its date with the oven. I wanted a picture of the peachy syrupy goo bursting from the crust like Old Faithful. But, I didn't. We were having too much fun and dreaming of the final product.

It was so easy, though! In all it took about an hour from start to finish.

What you need:

1/2 cup butter
4 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cup flour
1tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Put a baking dish with the butter in the oven to melt. Use real butter for an amazing flavor.

Put your peaches, 1 cup sugar and the water in a medium size pot and bring to a boil. Let boil for 10 minutes. While that is boiling, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and 1 cup sugar. Slowly stir in milk. When peaches are done boiling, take baking dish out of the oven. Pour flour mixture over the top. Spoon in peach mixture. Pour the remaining syrup over the whole thing. Bake for 45 minutes or until top is golden brown and sides of the cobbler are pulling away from the edge of the baking dish.

I know you want to dig in. We did. There were pockets of peach syrup bubbling and oozing. But, it is best to let it cool so you don't burn your tongue and then miss out on the experience.

We waited about ten minutes and then dove in. Again, no time for pictures.

Apple Crisp

Topping:
1 cup butter (cold)
1 cup flour
1 cup oats
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder

In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients until butter is crumbly. Set aside.


Filling:
4-6 tart apples
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon

Place sliced apples in a bowl and gently fold in sugar, salt and cinnamon. Place apple mixture in a 9X13 glass baking dish (I used 8X8 because we wanted a thick crisp). Top with topping. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold with ice cream!

Peach Cobbler

10 peaches, peeled and sliced

1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 tsp salt
1 cup flour

Preheat oven to 375. Melt butter in 9x13 glass dish. Mix remaining dry ingredients. Mix in milk. Pour on top of melted butter. Add peaches. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Serve warm with ice cream.

Magic Cobbler

1 stick Margarine
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup milk
1 3/4 cup sliced peaches w/1/4 cup sugar

Melt Margarine in 9x15 pan. Mix sugar, flour, baking powder and milk. Pour on top of Margarine. DO NOT STIR! Place fruit on top. Bake 30 minutes at 350'

Banana Cake

I had a few ripe bananas, so I made this today.

2 1/3 cup flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 cup mashed bananas
2/3 cup shortening
2/3 cup milk
3 eggs
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 9 X 13 pan. Beat all ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape sides of bowl and then beat on high for 3 minutes. Pour in to pan and bake for 45-50 minutes.

I frosted it with Buttercream frosting. I wanted to make cream cheese, but I just used what I had in the house.

No-Bake Cheesecake

1 prepared graham cracker crust
8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
1 small carton cool whip
1 lb strawberries, hulled and sliced

Beat together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add sour cream and vanilla. Fold in Cool Whip. Pour in to crust. Arrange strawberries on top. Chill for 4 hours.

Apple Dumplings

2 pkgs crescent rolls

2-3 apples (I only used two, I wish I had used 3)

1 stick butter

1 cup sugar

1 tbs cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup Sprite or Sierra Mist or Mountain Dew

You cut the apple and wrap the crescent rolls around them. I only did one apple per roll, next time I will do two. Put them in the crock pot. Melt the butter, mix in vanilla, sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apples. Then, pour the soda over the whole thing. Mmmm.... Cook on high for 4-5 hours (vent the crock pot by propping it open with a wooden spoon or something). Ours was done in 4 1/2 hours.

Apple Pecan Cheesecake

1 1/2 c. honey graham cracker crumbs
1/4 c. butter, melted
1 1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
4 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 c. sour cream
4 eggs
4 cups chopped peeled apples (about 3 large apples)
3/4 c. chopped pecans
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

HEAT oven to 325'. Line 13*9 inch pan with foil. Mix crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. br. sugar; press into bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Add sour cream;blend. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended, pour over crust.

MIX remaining 1/2 sugar, apples, pecans and cinnamon;spoon over batter.

BAKE 1 hr. to 1hr. 5 min. Cool, then refrigerate 4 hours. Use foil to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

YUMMMMEEEE!!