An APPLE A DAY - DAY 5

What a terrific week of some delicious recipes that include apples.  The final recipe is one of our family's favorites in the fall and holiday season.  You can serve it as the recipe calls, or you can leave the cookie topping off and it makes an incredible side dish to any roast turkey or pork.  you won't be disappointed with this EASY recipe!

APPLE CRANBERRY COOKIE COBBLER

4 granny smiths, sliced with or without the skins
1 (16 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce
3/4 cup of packed brown sugar
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 package Refrigerated sugar cookie dough
Preheat oven to 375° F.

Peel, core, slice apples. Add to large mixing bowl.  Combine cranberry sauce, sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Pour over apples and toss. Add to a deep dish pie plate or baking dish.  Slice frozen dough into ¼ inch slices. Arrange evenly over apple mixture.

Bake 30-35 minutes or until apples are tender and top is golden brown.

Please comment below on your favorite recipes that include apples.  I would love to have a guest post!

Stay tuned for Pumpkin Recipe Week mid-October!  Send your favorites in - I would love to include a link or add your recipe.

An APPLE A DAY - DAY 4

Slow-Cooker Applesauce

This is something that is so yummy, fun to make with kids, and makes your house smell incredible.
It is so nice to read about our northern friends apple-picking, and having an abundance of apples-here's a treat for you!

8 apples-peeled, cored, and thinly sliced-use your favorite variety (I always use a few tart a few sweet)
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Place apples and water in slow cooker for 6-8 hours on high.  Last thirty minutes stir and add sugar and spice.  That's it - serve over a pork roast or as a side dish.

APPLE RECIPES DAY 3

Apple Berry Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

This fruit salsa makes a great appetizer or a nice healthy alternative to bring to a tailgating party this fall.  It's fresh and fabulous.  The recipe is not an orignal or mine, I have seen it in several cookbooks and cooking magazines over the years- we just love it.  The salsa is also great over frozen yougurt or ice cream or with graham crackers.

CINNAMON CHIPS

4 (7-inch) flour tortillas
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

SALSA

2 med Granny Smith apples
1 cup strawberries -- sliced
1 kiwi fruit -- peeled and chopped
1 small orange
2 tbsp packed brown sugar
2 tbsp apple jelly

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. For cinnamon chips, lightly spray tortillas with water. Combine sugar and cinnamon in flour/sugar shaker; sprinkle over tortillas. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges; place in single layer on round baking stone. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.

For salsa, peel, core, and slice apples. Cut apples into quarters; chop with food chopper. Slice strawberries and chop kiwi. Place fruit in 1 quart bowl. Zest orange and juice. Add orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar and apple jelly to fruit mixture, mix gently. Serve with cinnamon chips.

APPLE RECIPES DAY 1

Sour Cream Apple Bars

I don't know how quite to explain these except: I love them, I love them, I love them....

This recipe comes from LeighAnne over at Homebased Mom, originally from Land O'Lakes recipe collection.  She posted about them a few weeks ago, and I knew I just had to try them to start the fall off right.

Crust:
1 C butter, softened
1 C firmly packed brown sugar
2 C uncooked quick cooking oats
1 C flour
1 C chopped pecans
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
Filling:
1 C sour cream
3/4 C sugar
2 Tbsp flour
1 egg
2 medium (about 2 cups) apples, unpeeled, shredded

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine butter and brown sugar in large bowl.  Beat at medium speed until creamy.  Add  remaining crust ingredients and beat until well mixed.

Press HALF of crust mixture onto bottom of ungreased 13 x 9 pan.  Bake for 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown.

While crust is baking combine the filling ingredients; mix well.  Gently pour the filling over the hot, partially baked crust.  Crumble the remaining crust mixture over the top of the fill and press down lightly.
Bake for an additional 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the center is set.  Cool.  Cut into bars.  Store refrigerated.

They were absolutely delish...so creamyin the middle, just enough cinnamon to scream FALL!!

Go ahead and try them!