Apple Cranberry Sauce
 
This recipe comes from "At Home" magazine.
Ingredients
  • ½ c apple juice or apple cider
  • 12 ounces fresh cranberries
  • 9 medium apples - a mixture of Gala, Fuji, and Rome is a great combination
  • 1 T lemon zest
  • ¼ to ½ c sugar
Instructions
  1. Add apple juice or cider and the cranberries to a large saucepan.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. Add the cut up apples and cook on medium heat for about 10 to 15 minutes until the apples can be pierced with a knife.
  4. Turn off the heat and add the zest and the sugar to taste. Start with the ¼ c sugar and add more depending on the sweetness of the apples.
  5. Serve warm or cold.
  6. Store in the refrigerator.

 

Peach-Blueberry Crisp
 
This yummy recipe is from my mom.
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Ingredients
  • Filling:
  • 1 quart blueberries
  • 4 white peaches, peeled and diced
  • juice of half a lemon
  • sugar to taste
  • --
  • Crumb Topping:
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • ½ c all-purpose flour
  • ½ c oats (regular or quick cooking)
  • ½ c packed brown sugar
  • ½ t cinnamon
  • dash nutmeg
  • dash salt
Instructions
  1. Combine crumb topping ingredients in medium bowl and work into a crumbly mixture. Mixture should look gravely. Do not overwork or the mixture will become oily.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  3. Combine berries, peaches, lemon juice, and sugar in a rectangular baking dish.
  4. Top evenly with crumb mixture.
  5. Bake for 40 minutes, or until topping is crisp.
  6. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

 

Blackberry Peach Pie
 
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Ingredients
  • 1½ c Sliced Peaches
  • 1¼ c Blackberries
  • 1 T Lemon Juice
  • ½ t Nutmeg
  • ½ t Cinnamon
  • ½ c Sugar
  • 2 T Tapioca Mix
Instructions
  1. In large bowl combine all of the above ingredients. Pour into a prepared bottom pie crust.
  2. Cover with a top crust, overlapping around edges. Cut hole in center of top crust.
  3. Bake at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

 

Muffins
 
This recipe comes from Seasons Pequignot. You can use any fruit, but her favorites are blueberries or peaches.
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Ingredients
  • 2 c Bisquick
  • 3 T sugar
  • ¾ c milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 T butter, melted
  • ⅔ c fruit (blueberries, raspberries, apricots, peaches, raisins, dates, etc.)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Grease muffin pan.
  3. Combine all ingredients and stir well. Batter will be slightly lumpy.
  4. Fill muffin cups ⅔ full and bake for 15-20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.

 

Blackberry Cobbler
 
This is wonderful served warm -- add ice cream?
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • 1 c all-purpose flour
  • ¼ c sugar
  • 1 t baking powder
  • ½ t salt
  • ¼ t cinnamon
  • 6 T cold butter
  • ¼ c boiling water
  • 2 T cornstarch
  • ¼ c cold water
  • 1 T lemon juice
  • ⅔ c sugar
  • ¼ t cinnamon
  • 4 c fresh blackberries, rinsed and drained
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, ¼ c sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in boiling water just until evenly moist.
  3. In a sauce pan dissolve cornstarch in cold water. Mix in lemon juice, ⅔ c sugar, ¼ t cinnamon, and blackberries. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
  4. Transfer berry mixture to a casserole dish and then drop spoonfuls of dough on top.
  5. Bake for 25 minutes or until dough is golden brown.