Apple Crows Nest Food

APPLE PANDOWDY

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add water and lemon juice; cook and stir over medium heat until thick. Cover and set aside. , In a bowl, combine baking powder and remaining flour and salt. Cut in 3 tablespoons butter. Add the milk and mix just until moistened (a few lumps will remain); set aside. , Arrange apples in a 1-1/2-quart baking dish; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Add nutmeg, vanilla and remaining butter to sauce; pour over apples. Drop dough by spoonfuls over sauce. Combine remaining cinnamon and coarse sugar; sprinkle over dough. Bake at 350° until top is brown and apples are tender, about 55 minutes. Serve warm, with whipped cream if desired.

CRISSCROSS APPLE CROWNS

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine the apples, walnuts, raisins, 3 tablespoons sugar, flour, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon and salt. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes or until almost tender., Flatten each biscuit into a 5-in. circle. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle a rounded teaspoonful of sugar mixture over each. Top each with 1/4 cup apple mixture. Bring up edges to enclose mixture; pinch edges to seal., Place seam side down in ungreased muffin cups. Brush tops with butter; sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. With a sharp knife, cut an "X" in the top of each., Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

APPLE CROW'S NEST

Steps:

• Slice apples, place in well greased pan or pyrex dish. Dot with butter, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Sift twice. Cut in the shortening with a blender. Add milk to make a soft dough and spread over apples.(wet back of spoon to promote better spreading of dough.) Bake 400 for 25 to 30 minutes. Make sure apples are cooked well. When cooked completely, invert on plate. Serve with ice cream or sour sauce. Sour sauce: 2 large tbsp. flour 2/3 c. sugar large piece butter Mix together Add: 2 1/2 tbsp. vinegar, 2 1/2 cups hot water, cinnamon and 1 tsp. vanilla--cook until thickened and serve over crow's nest.

CROW'S NEST PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Butter a 2 quart baking dish.
• Place apples in prepared dish.
• Stuff the core of each apple with brown sugar, pressing down slightly.
• Reserve any remaining sugar.
• Sprinkle all the apples with the 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
• Place dish in preheated oven to start baking while the batter is prepared.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• In a separate bowl, beat yolks until they change color.
• Stir milk and maple flavoring into beaten yolks.
• In a third bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, salt and any remaining brown sugar until well mixed.
• Pour flour mixture all at once into egg yolk mixture and stir until smooth.
• Fold beaten egg whites into yolk batter.
• Remove apples from oven and pour batter evenly over and around apples.
• Bake in preheated oven 45 to 60 minutes more, until crust has browned.
• Turn each apple, surrounded by some fluffy crust onto a plate and serve at once with lemon sauce or sweetened cream with a dash of nutmeg.
• To make lemon sauce:Combine cornstarch, water, lemon peel and lemon juice in a small heavy saucepan.
• Beat in egg.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened and clear.
• Stir in margarine and sugar.

PUFF PASTRY APPLE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; add apples and toss to coat. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry sheet into a 12-in. square. Cut each into four squares. , Spoon 1/2 cup apple mixture into the center of each square; fold diagonally in half and press edges to seal. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet., In a small bowl, combine the butter, sugar and cinnamon; brush over pastry. Bake at 400° for 12-16 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.