Apple Buckle Food

CARAMEL-APPLE SKILLET BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Pour into a greased 12-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet., For topping, in a small bowl, mix brown sugar and flour; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans and oats; sprinkle over batter. Top with apples. Bake until apples are golden brown, 60-70 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack., In a microwave, melt caramels with buttermilk; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Let stand until set. Serve with toppings as desired.

APPLE-BLUEBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Place apples in a large bowl and toss with 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Cover the bowl and place in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat softened butter and 3/4 cup white sugar together in a large bowl until creamy; beat in egg.
• Mix 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, alternating with milk, until fully incorporated. Fold in blueberries.
• Arrange apples in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour blueberry batter over apples.
• Mix 2/3 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl; cut in cold butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle crumb topping over batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the buckle comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

AUTUMN APPLE BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 10-inch springform pan.
• MAKE THE CRUMB TOPPING:.
• In a food processor, pulse the flour with the brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon zest and salt.
• Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles moist sand.
• Add the walnuts and pulse 3 times.
• Transfer the mixture to a bowl and press into large crumbs.
• MAKE THE BATTER:.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, ginger and salt.
• In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy.
• Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in the honey.
• Add the lemon zest, vanilla and eggs and beat until smooth.
• Add the dry ingredients in 2 batches, alternating with the half-and-half and beat at low speed until smooth.
• Fold in the apples.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Sprinkle with the crumb topping.
• Bake the buckle in the center of the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the topping is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool for at least 1 hour before unhinging the springform and removing the ring.
• Cut the buckle into wedges and serve with sweetened whipped cream.
• MAKE AHEAD:.
• The buckle can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.

APPLE-APRICOT-GINGER BUCKLE

Steps:

• To make the molasses mixture: In a tall 6-quart pan, bring the water and molasses to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda. The mixture will foam up. Set aside to cool.
• In a small saucepan, bring the apricots and 1 cup of the apple cider to a boil. Remove from heat and let the apricots plump for about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• In a medium saucepan, blend the brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup apple cider, the butter, cinnamon, salt, and cloves. Cook over medium heat until clear and thickened. Stir in all but 1/4 cup of the plumped apricots. Stir in all but 3/4 cup of the apples. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish; set aside.
• To make the cake layer: Sift the flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, pepper, and salt together into a medium bowl; set aside.
• In a mixer bowl, using the mixer on high speed, cream the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the egg, beating until creamy. On low speed, alternately blend in the dry ingredients and the molasses mixture. The batter will be thin. Stir in the reserved apricots and apples. Pour the cake batter over the fruit layer in the baking dish. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted just into the cake layer comes out clean. Let cool slightly and serve with whipped cream.