Cinnamon Apple Flip Food

CINNAMON APPLES

Steps:

• Place apples in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over apples and stir to coat. Heat apples in microwave until soft and warm, about 1 minute more.

APPLE-CINNAMON PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Whisk the milk, sugar, vanilla and eggs together in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Let cool slightly, then whisk the butter into the egg mixture; reserve the skillet for cooking the pancakes. Whisk the flour mixture into the milk mixture until combined with a few lumps. Grate the apple on the large holes of a box grater and stir into the batter.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the remaining butter in the reserved skillet over medium heat. Drop 2 tablespoons of batter per pancake into the hot skillet. Cook until the surface of the batter forms bubbles and the edges are set, about 3 minutes. Flip the pancakes and continue to cook until puffed in the center, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a baking sheet and put in the oven to keep warm while making the rest of the pancakes. Cook the remaining batter, adding the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter as needed.
• Serve the pancakes with butter and maple syrup or honey.

CINNAMON APPLE FLIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream sugar and butter in medium bowl with spoon (no mixer required) and add yogurt, eggs, milk, and extracts, mixing well. In smaller bowl, mix flour, salt, and baking powder till totally combined, and fold into wet ingredients, until well mixed. [At this point you should sample the batter because it's AMAZING.] Toss the thinly sliced apples with the cinnamon, set aside.
• Spray a 9 by 13 baking pan (or two 9 inch round cakes pans) with cooking spray. Spoon about half of the batter into the pan, spreading evenly with a spatula. It may seem like a thin layer but it will rise. Top with the apple slices (make sure they're evenly placed) and then pour the remaining batter on top, spreading again with spatula. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon, drizzle with melted butter, and bake for about 30 minutes.

APPLE CINNAMON WRAP AND ROLL

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Pour 1 teaspoon oil in small saucer.
• Wash and chop apples. Place in medium bowl.
• Add yogurt to apples, stirring to combine.
• Lay tortilla flat on plate. Use fingers to lightly coat top side with oil. Sprinkle with a spoonful of cinnamon sugar.
• Flip tortilla so unoiled side is up. Using 1/4 of apple mixture, fill half of tortilla, folding other half over mixture.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in frying pan on medium heat.
• Place folded tortilla in pan and cook about 1 minute, or until lightly browned. Flip to cook second side. (If oil starts to smoke, remove pan from burner for a minute and then continue).
• Remove from pan and cut in half.
• Repeat with remaining tortilla.

CINNAMON APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Line bottom of 9-inch round pan with parchment paper; spray with cooking spray. Combine 1/3 cup brown sugar, nuts and 1/4 tsp. cinnamon; sprinkle evenly on bottom of pan. Arrange apple slices evenly over sugar; set aside.
• Mix flour, baking soda and remaining cinnamon; set aside. Beat butter, granulated sugar and remaining brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in extract. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour 10 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from side of pan with knife. Invert cake onto cake stand or platter; gently remove pan. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.