Saucy Pancakes with Cider Syrup
 
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Ingredients
  • Pancakes:
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 c flour, sifted
  • 1 c milk
  • 1 c applesauce
  • 1 t salt
  • 2 T baking powder
  • 4 T melted butter
  • --
  • Apple Cider Syrup:
  • 2 c apple cider
  • 1 c sugar
  • 2 T cornstarch
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 2 T fresh lemon juice
  • 4 T butter
Instructions
  1. Pancakes:
  2. Combine all of the ingredients, mixing until smooth.
  3. Cook on a hot griddle or skillet.
  4. Serve with apple cider syrup (see below). Makes about 16 pancakes.
  5. Apple Cider Syrup:
  6. Combine all ingredients, except butter, in a saucepan.
  7. Heat over medium heat until mixture thickens.
  8. Boil for one minute.
  9. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
  10. Serve hot over pancakes.

 

Apple Strata
 
This recipe is from a lady at our church. It makes a great breakfast!
Ingredients
  • 14 slices bread
  • 7 slices cooked ham
  • 7 slices cheese
  • 4 apples, thinly sliced
  • ½ c raisins (optional)
  • 6 eggs, beaten
  • 3 c milk
  • cinnamon
  • scant ¼ c sugar
  • melted butter
Instructions
  1. Cover bottom of 9 x 13 inch greased pan with half the bread slices.
  2. Place 1 slice ham, 1 slice cheese, sliced apples, raisins (optional), and cinnamon on each slice of bread.
  3. Top with remaining slices of bread.
  4. Combine beaten eggs, milk, and scant ¼ c sugar. Pour over bread.
  5. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  6. Before baking, drizzle with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon.
  7. Bake at 350 deg., uncovered, for 60 minutes. Temperature may need to be reduced after 30 minutes.
  8. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

 

Wassail
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 gal. Apple Cider
  • 1 qt. Orange Juice
  • 1 c Lemon Juice
  • 1 Large Can Pineapple Juice
  • 24 Whole Cloves
  • 1 c Granulated Sugar
  • 4 Sticks Cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a large pot and simmer at least 10 minutes.
  2. Remove cinnamon and cloves and serve hot.
  3. Store leftovers in refrigerator and shake and heat to serve.

 

Applesauce
 
When we make applesauce, we don't peel or core the apples. We quarter the apples and throw them in the pot with a little bit of water to boil. Then we use a sauce master. These are wonderful - it removes all of the solids. If you do not have a sauce master (or similar kitchen gadget) you will want to peel and core your apples. We also make a lot at once - you may want to double, triple, quadruple, etc. this recipe.
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Ingredients
  • 4 medium apples, each peeled, cored, and cut into fourths
  • ½ c water
  • ⅓-1/2 c sugar, if needed
  • ¼ t cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Heat apples and water to boiling over medium heat; reduce heat.
  2. Simmer uncovered, stirring frequently to break apart the apples, until apples are tender and of the right consistency (at least 5-10 minutes).
  3. If you are using sweet apples, such as Ginger Gold or Golden Delicious, you may not even need to add sugar. If you are using tarter apples, you can add sugar and cinnamon to taste.
Notes
"Instead of adding sugar, add apple cider. Not as sweet, much more apple flavor." - Sharon Jeffrey

 

Fresh Apple Cake
 
Dan's Great Aunt Winnie makes this cake for us every year. She has given me permission to share this great recipe. It's worth the work! Dan really looks forward to it and I am pretty sure this is the ONLY recipe Dan eats with coconut - so if you're not a fan of coconut (Dan isn't), don't skip the recipe. Give it a try first.
Ingredients
  • Cake:
  • 1½ c oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 c sugar
  • 2 t vanilla
  • 1½ t baking soda
  • 3 c flour
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 c chopped nuts
  • 1 c coconut
  • 3 c chopped apples
  • --
  • Icing:
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • ¼ c milk
Instructions
  1. To make cake:
  2. Combine oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, flour, salt, nuts, coconut, and apples in a large bowl. Beat well.
  3. Pour into a large, greased tube pan.
  4. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 30 minutes (check cake at 1 hour and 15 minutes - ovens vary)
  5. --
  6. Icing:
  7. Mix together margarine, sugar, and milk.
  8. Boil for 2½ minutes.
  9. Pour over cake while still warm. Leave cake in pan until cold. (Winnie leaves her cake in the pan overnight and uses a knife around the cake and tube in the morning.)