Apples, Apples, Apples

Ingredients:
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 cup of water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
8 granny smith apples - peeled, cored & sliced

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.

2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work of crust. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

3. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 35 to 45 minutes, until apples are soft.

Try these variations that other's enjoyed:
- Add a tsp of cinnamon, a dash of nutmeg and a tbsp of vanilla extract to the syrup prior to simmering (take 1 tbsp out of the water if adding vanilla)
- Save some of the syrup to glaze the top of the pie (bake the entire time at 350 to aviod the top being burnt if glazing)
- Place your 9x9 pan on top of a cookie sheet covered in foil in case it slightly bubbles over

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Ingredients:
4 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
In a saucepan, combine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are soft. Allow to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher.

Variations:
- Sugar amount depends on the type of apples used and personal taste.
- Try cooking in your slow cooker for 4 hours

Eat these apples by themselves, use them as a pancake or waffle topping or put on top of vanilla ice cream!

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
4 large tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
1. In a large skillet or saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add apples. Cook, stirring constantly, until apples are almost tender, about 6 to 7 minutes.

2. Dissolve cornstarch in water; add to skillet. Stir in brown sugar and cinnamon. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and serve warm.

Variations:
- Add 1 tsp vanilla and a pinch of nutmeg
- Try using a pinch of either pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice

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Ingredients:
5 cups all-purpose flour
4 cups sugar
2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup vegetable oil
4 cups finely chopped peeled apples

TOPPING:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Combine eggs, pumpkin and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. For topping, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; sprinkle 1 teaspoon over each muffin. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Variations:
- Substitute applesauce for the oil in the muffins and the butter in the sauce for healthier muffins. Also substitute whole wheat flour for the white flour
- For a less sweet taste cut the sugar to 1/2 cup
- Try making them as mini loaves instead of muffins

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Moist & yummy!

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins or dates

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, egg and oil. stir in the sifted ingredients. fold in the apples, nuts and raisins.

3. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Variations:
- Try using 1 cup of whole wheat flour instead of white flour and use 1/4 cup of applesauce instead of oil
- Try cooking it in a bundt cake pan...cooking time will take longer

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Need a quick desert and have some extra apples? Wash the apples and core them. Place the apples in a glass pan and put 1 tablespoon of butter in each apple. Add a pinch of cinnamon to each apple, a bit of sugar and a bit of brown sugar. Bake at 350 F until the inside of the apples become golden brown. Let cool and eat!

I generally just make these for taste so I do not have exact ingredient amounts. It is quick and easy and sure to be a great snack!