You spend all that time picking the perfect apple, your favorite variety, etc, you want them to keep for awhile, right?

Here’s the secret:  Simply store your apples in  your refrigerator in those plastic picking bags with a damp paper towel.  Without that damp paper towel, the fridge will just dry them out.

Follow these steps and if the apples are in good shape when you put them in the fridge, they can last for months.  It’s not magic, but almost.  We recall last February we made an Apple crostata with the last of our Jonathans.  What a treat!

Take a step back and savor fall. This recipe will fill your home with apple-ful fragrance.  Toss it together on Saturday morn, let the crockpot do the work.   Run errands, watch football, take a catnap – stir once in a while, whisk at the end, and you are done

So cute in a little jar with a cinnamon stick and ribbon on top. Sometimes I think I make stuff in the kitchen just so I can go out and buy cute jars. That’s not a problem, right?

Great on toast. As well, look forward to adding some to oatmeal at breakfast

Anything extra, we’ll freeze for later!

The official recipe calls these apple squares, but they totally taste like blonde brownies with an apple/cinnamon twist

And, to note, this photo does not even begin to do them justice.  So please forgive the photo, but you’ll want to make these. They will not last long, but I think that might be a compliment to the one doing the baking 😉  Take a bow!

 

 

Better than candy? I popped these in the oven right before the trick-or-treating started last Halloween. Part way through candy distro, a “ninja turtle” exclaimed “Wow – Are you making apple pie?” Well, sort of, I said, impressed that the baking aroma registered amid all the candy mania. Figured we must have been on to something good.

Find the complete recipe from Food Network

Tips

• Definitely stretch out the biscuit dough – the video they provide with this recipe will show you how.

• How to wrap? First I tried to wrap and seal them on the narrow side of the apple wedge. Oddly, enough the opposite was actually easier – sealing them on the wide edge. However, in the end, they all turned out fine. So, don’t obsess over trying to make them perfect as you place them in the pan.

• Use a mid-sized apple – between size of baseball and softball. Don’t go bigger or the biscuit won’t wrap around the apple

Donuts and cider = a perfect combination

Who knew there was such a thing as a donut pan you could use to bake donuts? Not me. But we were inspired to track one down (Target, Walmart, etc.) when we saw this recipe. Just had to try it. Pretty amazing. We see more donuts in our future.

Homemade Baked Cider Donut Recipe

Makes about 18 donuts. Plenty for the family with extra to share with friends. We popped the extra batter in a muffin tin – also delicious. Just allow a few extra minutes for that to bake.

Quick Note: You’ll need 1 1/2 cups of cider which needs to be reduced down to 1/2 cup. You’ll find that info in the comments that follow the recipe but it’s not obvious at first.

We are thinking this batter would make an excellent waffle as well. Hmm. Can’t wait for breakfast!

These donuts are baked so they are, maybe, a little better for you than the fried variety 🙂 Still very tasty. Kid-tested