by bitchcakesny

The cooler days of fall often send us to the kitchen to bake.  Sometimes in the summer it is just too hot to have the oven on or so hot we only want ice cream, etc.  But fall seems to bring out the baker in us.  Here we offer recipes that are good year-round but just seem to scream out, "Fall."  First we have a Pastry-Free Apple Walnut Pie.  Doesn't that just say "Fall" to you?  And if that doesn't suit you, try the Indiana Farmers Apple Torte.

PASTRY-FREE APPLE WALNUT PIE

1 egg, slightly beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced peeled apples

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1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9-inch glass pie plate with margarine or spray with vegetable oil spray. Combine the egg and sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and vanilla. Stir to mix. Add the walnuts, apples, cinnamon and nutmeg. Using a large wooden spoon, stir to mix well.Spoon into the pie plate and using the back of the spoon, spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

This pie is delicious served warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

INDIANA FARMERS APPLE TORTE

2 cups apples, peeled and chopped
1 cup nuts; chopped
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, well beaten
3 tbsp butter, melted
whipped cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl combine the apples and nuts. In another bowl, combine the flour, sugar, soda, and salt; add to the apples and nuts. Mix well. In another bowl, combine the egg, butter and vanilla in another bowl and mix well. Add the egg mixture to the apple mixture. Stir until the batter is all moist and well blended. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 to 45 minutes. Serve topped with whipped cream.

Enjoy!

by Chiot's Run

Apples are celebrated in everything from song to the dinner table.  Apples have long been a staple in a well-stocked kitchen.  From picking apples in Grandma's back yard to buying them at country fruit stands, we can always find a way to enjoy this delicious fruit.  Here are a couple of old-fashion recipes that use these wonderful fruits.  The California Fresh Apple Cake is simple, easy, and delicious.  The Homemade Applesauce is great and is especially good when you add the old-fashion cinnamon "red hot" candies while simmering the apples.

CALIFORNIA FRESH APPLE CAKE
This old recipe is from West Covina, California.

4 cups coarsely diced apples
2 cups sugar

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1/2 cup cooking oil
1 cup chopped nuts
2 eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix apples and sugar thoroughly. Add the oil, nuts, eggs, and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; add to the apple mixture. Combine mixture well. Pour mixture into a greased 9x13x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until cake shrinks from the edge of the pan. Decrease heat to 250 degrees if you use a glass pan.

HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE

6 large Granny Smith and/or McIntosh apples
1/2 cup apple cider or juice
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
dash of nutmeg

Peel and core apples; cut into chunks. In a 3-quart saucepan combine the apple chunks and the cider or juice. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the apple chunks are very tender. Stir in the sugar and the cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook 2 minutes longer. Mash while still in the pot or cool then puree in a food processor. Cool; store in clean jars. Refrigerate for up to two weeks. Add 1/4 cup old fashion red hot cinnamon candy drops, if desired when you simmer the apples.

Yield: 4 cups

Enjoy!

by VancityAllie

Apples are one of our favorite fruits and there seems to be no end to the ways we use.  Here are some recipes for different apple treats.  With apple season coming on, we will have lots of apples to use.  Try this Indiana Apple Pudding which is wonderful served warm.  This is a perfect fall or winter dessert.  For a completely different apple treat, try these Baked Apple Doughnut Fritters.

INDIANA APPLE PUDDING

2 cups diced apples
1 cup sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Mix together the apples and sugar; add egg. Sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, salt and flour; add to apple mixture and mix well. Stir in the vanilla and nuts. Pour mixture into an 8 x 8-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

SAUCE:

SAUCE:

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 tbsp flour
1 cup water

Cook sauce until thick and pour over pudding as soon as it comes out of the oven. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

BAKED APPLE DOUGHNUT FRITTERS

1 1/2 cup sifted flour
1 3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup grated apples
1/2 cup oleo, melted
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup sugar. Cut in shortening until mixture is fine. Mix together the egg, milk, and apple. Add mixture, all at once, to the dry ingredients and mix together quickly. Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Mix together the 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Remove fritters from the pans immediately and roll in melted oleo then roll in the sugar cinnamon mixture. Delicious served warm.

Enjoy!