Apples Archives - Mt Airy Orchards

Squash and Apple Bake

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Author: Paulus Family

Ingredients

½ c packed light brown sugar
¼ c butter, melted
1 T all-purpose flour
1 t salt
½ t ground mace
2 lbs butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into ½ inch slices
2 large apples - cored, and cut into ½ inch slices

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, butter, flour, salt, and mace.
Arrange squash in an ungreased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
Top with slices of apple, then sprinkle with the sugar mixture.
Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
Bake for 50-60 minutes in a preheated oven, or until squash is tender.

Spiced Apple-Pear Freezer Jam

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Author: Paulus Family

Ingredients

4 c chopped, peeled, and cored apples (about 5 medium)
4 c chopped, peeled, and cored pears (about 5 medium)
¼ c water
1 c sugar
½ c brown sugar
¾ t cinnamon
¼ t nutmeg
¼ t allspice
1 pouch freezer jam pectin

Instructions

Combine apples, pears, and water in a sauce pot. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Lightly crush fruit.
Measure 4 c cooked fruit and combine with sugars and spices in medium bowl.
Let stand 15 minutes.
Gradually stir freezer jam pectin into fruit mixture. Stir 3 minutes; let stand 5 minutes.
Ladle jam into containers, leaving ½ inch head space.
Freeze.

Pork Roast with Apples (Crock Pot)

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This recipe comes from Karen's Dad. We were lucky enough to have it once while visiting them, and since then we have made it many times. Karen loves the convenience of doing it in the crock pot, and the entire family loves the taste. We serve it with mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

2 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup
1 T brown sugar
1 T Worchester Sauce
½ c water
½ t thyme
4 apples - sliced, but not peeled
1 onion, sliced
1 pork roast

Instructions

Mix everything in the crock pot but the meat.
Put the pork roast on top.
Cook for 8-9 hours on low.

Easy Apple Dumplings

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These are a favorite in the Paulus family - loaded with calories I'm sure - but worth every bite! I've made them for Christmas presents for teachers and friends - they're a big hit! Use Refrigerated Pie Crust Dough or follow the recipe below for pastry.

Author: Paulus Family

Ingredients

Pastry:
1 c Shortening
2⅔ c all-purpose flour
1 t salt
7-8 t cold water
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Apples:
6 Apples, peeled and cored
Stick of margarine
Cinnamon mixed with Table Sugar
2 c Brown Sugar
1 c Water

Instructions

Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles are size of small peas.
Sprinkle in water, 1 T at a time, tossing with a fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl.
Gather into a ball; divide into 6 equal parts.
Roll out each part for the apple dumpling.
Heat oven to 425 degrees.
Roll pastry into squares.
Place apple on each square.
Inside each apple, drop a bit of butter or margarine (I use about 1 T in each - plus I use big apples).
Then add a spoonful of the cinnamon sugar to each.
Bring up pastry and pinch corners together; make sure apple is completely covered.
Place dumplings in ungreased rectangular baking dish.
Heat brown sugar and water to boiling; carefully pour around dumplings.
Bake, spooning syrup over dumplings 2 or 3 times, until crust is golden and apples are tender, about 40 minutes.
Serve warm. Our family likes them with milk poured over them (this is a local way to eat them) but you can certainly serve with ice cream!

Baked Apples Without Sugar

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This recipe comes from Beverly Cullen, one of our customers, who got it from an Amish family. She tells me that it is great with ice cream or whipped cream. It has zero fat and low sugar.

Author: Paulus Family

Ingredients

About 10 Apples (Mix of tart and sweet)
1 c raisins
nutmeg
cinnamon

Instructions

Peel and slice apples. Use enough to fill a 9 x 13 baking dish.
Add raisins - spread around dish.
Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon.
Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.