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Preheat oven to 400º. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Put the dough on a lightly floured work surface and roll
into an 11" circle that's about 1/8" thick. Transfer
dough to prepared baking sheet.
In another bowl mix prepared apples with cornstarch, sugars
and Grand Marnier. Spread the mixture over the dough leaving
a 2"-3" border. Fold the uncovered border of dough
over the filling, allowing the dough to pleat as you lift
it up and work your way around. Cut butter into pieces and
put over apple filling. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with
1 to 2 T. of turbinado sugar.
Bake 35-45 min. or until filling is bubbling and crust is
golden brown.
Baked Cinnamon Apple
Ingredients:
1 Baking Apple (Like a Pepin Heights Haralson apple!)
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1 Tbsp Sugar
- Core apple and place in the center of a baking pan (sheet)
- Fill hole cinnamon and sugar
- Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 25 minutes
(Or microwave for approx. 5 min)
Autumn Squash-Apple Soup
Ingredients:
1 medium winter squash (butternut or buttercup)
3 Haralson apples
1 large onion
1 cup Pepin Heights Apple Cider
3 cans chicken or vegetable stock (approx. 5 cups)
2 Tbsp fresh chopped Rosemary (1/2 tsp dry)
3 Tbsp butter
1 cup whipping cream
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
- Pierce squash and bake for one hour at 425 degrees.
- Peel and chop onion—saute with butter in large stockpot over medium/low heat
- Add spices, cider, and stock
- Peel, core, and chunk apples and add to pot
- Simmer over low heat for approx. 30 minutes
- Remove squash…halve and remove seeds
- Add squash pulp to stockpot and mix well…continuing to simmer
- When thoroughly mixed, remove from heat and puree until completely smooth
To serve: Re-heat and stir in whipping cream until well blended
Serve in individual bowls with a spoonful of sour cream and a fresh rosemary garnish
Raw Apple Cake
Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup sour milk (1 cup milk and 2 Tbsp vinegar)
2 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups chopped apples
- Mix brown sugar, white sugar, and shortening…and then add eggs and sour milk
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda
- Mix two bowls together
- Add apples and mix
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes
Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup nuts (optional)
Sprinkle topping over cake
Candied Baked Apples
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Core 4 Ginger Gold apples, leaving a little core intact to create a well in each apple
- Using an apple peeler…peel the skin off of each apple
- Mix 3 Tbsp dark-brown sugar and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon…sprinkle over apples
- Place a cinnamon stick in the center of each apple
In a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup apple or current jelly with 1 cup cider
- Drizzle over apples
- Bake at 325 degrees for approx. 30 minutes
- Serve with caramel ice cream
Pepin Heights Apple Cake
Ingredients:
1 stick butter or margarine (1/2 cup)
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 heaping Cups pealed, sliced Haralson apples
1/2 Cup dried cranberries
3 Eggs separated
1 Cup granulated Sugar
3/4 Cup flour + 2 Tablespoons
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Pepin Heights apple juice or Sparkling Apple Cider
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peal, core and slice apples.
- Over medium heat melt butter in 8 inch baking pan. Remove from heat. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon. Press sugar mixture into butter to moisten sugar. Sprinkle dried cranberries over sugar, then place apples on top. Set aside.
- Beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff peaks form, set aside.
- In separate bowl beat together egg yolks and sugar. Beat in the apple juice. Add flour and baking powder, mixing until combined. Fold in egg whites. Pour mixture over brown sugar and apples.
- Bake until golden brown and toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Run spatula around side of pan; immediately invert onto serving platter. Leave pan on cake 5 minutes to set top. Remove pan.
- Optional.: Use raisins instead of dried cranberries.
- Double this recipe for 9 X 13 pan---the flour will be 1 1/2 cups.Serve with some cinnamon ice cream or vanilla, but this is great alone
Apple and Sausage Pie
Ingredients:
4 Tbsp cold unsalted butter…cut into small pieces
1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
1/2 pound sweet sausage
1 Tbsp butter
1 McIntosh apple…peeled, cored, and diced
2 egg yolks
1 egg
1 cup heavy cream
salt
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine butter pieces with the flour and a pinch of salt
- Mix with fingertips until butter is almost entirely incorporated
(mixture should be the consistency of bread crumbs
- Add 1-2 Tbsp cold water to bind
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes
- Remove the sausage from it’s casing and crumble…sauté over medium heat…drain
- In a separate skillet, heat 1 Tbsp butter and sauté the apple until just softened
- Combine egg yolks and egg with cream and a pinch of salt
- Roll out dough and press into a 9” pie tin
- Place sausage in bottom of pie
- Arrange apple on top of sausage and distribute cheese evenly over apple
- Pour the egg mixture over everything
- Bake for 50-60 minutes…until pie is somewhat firm
- Cool for a few minutes, but serve warm
Serves 4-6
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