Cinnamon Apple Oven Pancake
 
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Ingredients
  • ¼ c butter
  • 1 c flour
  • 2 c milk
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ t salt
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  • Filling:
  • 2 T butter
  • 2 t cornstarch
  • 1 T cold water
  • ⅓ c packed brown sugar
  • ½ t cinnamon
  • 2 medium apples, cored and sliced ½ inch
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a 12x8 inch baking pan, melt ¼ c butter in oven (about 5 minutes).
  3. In small mixing bowl combine all remaining pancake ingredients. Beat at low speed until well mixed, about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Pour melted butter into batter and continue beating until well mixed.
  5. Pour batter into hot pan. Bake 30-40 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
  6. Meanwhile in 10 inch skillet, melt 2 T butter.
  7. In small bowl stir together cornstarch and water.
  8. Stir brown sugar, cinnamon, and cornstarch mixture into butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and mixture bubbles and thickens (about 2-3 minutes). Stir into apples and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until apples are evenly coated and slightly tender (about 10-12 minutes).
  9. Spoon filling over hot pancake and serve immediately.

 

Apple Pork Chops
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 c unsweetened applesauce
  • ⅓ c sugar
  • 2 T soy sauce
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • ¼ t ground ginger
  • 6 pork chops
  • 2 T butter
Instructions
  1. Combine the applesauce, sugar, soy sauce, garlic and ginger and pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking pan.
  2. In a skillet, brown the pork chops in the 2 T butter.
  3. Place pork chops on top of the applesauce mixture.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until pork chops are cooked through.

 

Cheesy Apple Bacon Brunch
 
This recipe comes from Tracy Yergo who runs Blair Mountain Bed and Breakfast. We stayed at her beautiful home and she made this for us. It was very good!
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Ingredients
  • 1 medium cooking apple, peeled and chopped (1 c)
  • 2 T sugar
  • 1½ c Bisquick Original Baking Mix
  • 1½ c milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 c shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 lb bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease rectangular baking dish, 11 x 7 x 1½ in.
  2. Mix apples and sugar and spread in baking dish.
  3. Stir baking mix, milk, and eggs until blended; pour over apples. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon.
  4. Bake uncovered 30-35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

 

Oatmeal Apple Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • ¾ c shortening
  • 1¼ c firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ c milk
  • 1½ vanilla
  • 1 c flour
  • 1¼ t cinnamon
  • ½ t salt
  • ¼ t baking soda
  • ¼ t nutmeg
  • 3 c quick oats (not instant or old fashioned)
  • 1 c peeled, diced apple
  • ¾ c raisins or craisins (optional)
  • ¾ c chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease cookie sheet.
  2. Combine sugar, shortening, egg, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
  3. Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, soda and nutmeg in a small bowl and mix into creamed mixture at low speed until just blended.
  4. Stir in oats, apples, raisins, and nuts.
  5. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough about 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets.
  6. Bake for approximately 13 minutes.
  7. Cool for 1-2 minutes on cookie sheet, then remove cookies to cooling rack.

 

Apple Cider Stew
 
I found this recipe and enjoyed the twist on beef stew. It's supposed to serve 4, but I always make more - I have big eaters in my family!
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 t all-purpose flour
  • ½ t salt
  • ¼ t black ground pepper
  • ⅛ t dried thyme
  • 2 t vegetable oil
  • 2½ c apple cider
  • 4 carrots, sliced
  • 3-5 potatoes, chopped
  • 2 Fuji apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 1 c chopped onion
  • 1 c water or beef broth
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1 t salt
  • ¼ t dried thyme
Instructions
  1. Combine flour, salt, pepper, and ⅛ t thyme in bowl. Toss in stew meat and coat with mixture.
  2. Heat 2 t oil in pot on stove and cook meat until until browned, 5-7 minutes. Add cider and simmer on medium-low heat for about an hour.
  3. Add carrots, potatoes, apples, onion, water (or beef broth), celery, 1 t salt, and ¼ t thyme to pot. Continue to simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. (Other optional vegetables include mushrooms or green beans)
Notes
"Really yummy!" - Olivia Kimmel