Apple Raisin Oat Crumble Remix

3 large red delicious apples, peeled and sliced

4 ounces raisins

1/2 cup demerara sugar

1 T. cornstarch

1 t. cinnamon

Mix all ingredients well and place in a 8x8 baking dish that has been greased with unsalted butter or sprayed with cooking spray.

1 cup rolled oats

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

4 oz. unsalted butter, melted

Mix all ingredient until moist, then spread evenly over the top of the fruit mixture. Bake at 375 degrees for 55 minutes or until top is golden brown and fruit is bubbly. Serve with vanilla ice cream. Serves 4-6.

This is my variation on apple cranberry oat crumble from rustic fruit desserts. I had some red delicious apples in need of being baked, but no cranberries, so I substituted raisins and cut the recipe in half. I also simplified the topping basically because I'm a lazy cook! (No photo because the family devoured it)

happy eating!

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Apple Oat Crumble

So I've been sick for the past 2 1/2 weeks. I finally wandered into the kitchen to do more than get a glass of water on Saturday morning, and noticed the apples in the fruit basket were looking a little sad. So I pulled out a favorite cookbook, Rustic Fruit Desserts, and  started looking for a really easy apple crumble. I found one for apple cranberry oat crumble. Of course I didn't have any cranberries, and the recipe called for 8 large apples, and I of course only had 6 small, somewhat sad apples. Not to be deterred, I halved the recipe and omitted the cranberries and half the sugar. Here's my variation. It was a little dry when it came out of the oven so I poured on some more melted butter and smothered the top with cinnamon sugar. I made it around lunch time and it was gone before bed. 'Nuff said.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Peel and slice apples and toss with 1 Tablespoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Place apples in a lightly greased dish.
In another bowl mix 1 cup oats, 3/4 cup all purpose flour,1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons demerara sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 3 oz. melted unsalted butter. Combine well. Press topping onto apples making sure to get the topping into the corners of your casserole dish. Bake for 45-50 minutes. Set on cooling rack. Melt an additional 1/3 stick unsalted butter and drizzle over topping. Sprinkle on a nice covering of cinnamon sugar. Serve hot with whipped cream or ice cream. Serves 4-6.

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Cranberry Apple Skillet Pie

A few weeks ago, I saw this post and was immediately intrigued by the recipe. For one thing, I love any excuse to bake/cook with cranberries. Secondly, apples and cranberries are second only to oranges and cranberries in favorite flavor combinations. And finally, it's all made in an iron skillet, which is just about as happy as it gets. That being said, I made a few variations in the recipe and served it last week to rave reviews. Whether you slice it like a pie, or serve it like a cobbler, it tastes fabulous, and is just a lovely winter dessert.

I have a well-seasoned iron skillet that I use for a variety of purposes, so I would encourage you to use the same. If you are new to ironware cooking check out this site for seasoning directions.

6 cored, peeled and chopped apples (I used galas)

12 oz. bag of fresh cranberries

2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
3/4 brown sugar (next time I'm going to try demerara sugar)
1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 Tablespoon of lemon juice (you could probably omit this given the tart flavor of fresh cranberries)

2 pie crusts (I used Publix Ready to Use crusts)

2 Tablespoons of unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 350*.
Mix apples and cranberries with flour until all the fruit is covered. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla until well mixed. Line skillet with one pie crust. Pour in fruit mixture, and dot with cold butter. Cover with remaining pie crusts, crimping or sealing edges to bottom crust.
Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until crust is a nice golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy!

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Apple Cake -- Made by You Mondays

I've been on a bit of a baking spree. Apple Cake on Thursday, Banana Bread on Saturday, and I'm thinking Pumpkin Bread today.

I had some apples that needed to be used, so I pulled out this apple cake recipe. I used to make it a lot, but I hadn't made it in a long time. It was just as yummy as I had remembered! Makes a nice dessert or breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee.

Apple Cake

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar (not packed)

1/4 cup canola oil

3 large egg whites

2/3 cup all purpose flour

2/3 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup oats or oat bran

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg or allspice

3 cups shredded unpeeled apples

powdered sugar

Spray a 9x13 baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Combine first 4 ingredients in mixer bowl and beat until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, except apples and powdered sugar; stir until just moistened. Stir in apples. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool thoroughly and then dust with powdered sugar. Serves 16.

the next morning!

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