Grandma Helen Searles Apple Grunt Food

APPLE GRUNT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*.
• Cream together the butter and sugar, then beat in egg.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder and salt.
• Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
• Stir in the apples, pour into 8x8" square pan.
• Mix topping ingredients in a small bowl.till crumbly.
• Sprinkle over the top of apple mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

APPLE GRUNT

Steps:

• Melt butter in an 8-inch Dutch oven.
• Remove 2 tablespoons of the butter and place in a mixing bowl.
• Add the brown sugar to the Dutch oven and stir until dissolved.
• Arrange apples over the brown sugar.
• Sprinkle with walnuts.
• Add eggs, granulated sugar, and milk to the bowl with the 2 tablespoons butter.
• Mix in the salt and baking powder, then add the flour, mixing until smooth.
• Pour batter over the apples.
• Just cover it tightly and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
• Loosen cake from sides of pan with spatula and invert onto a serving platter.
• Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

GRANDMA HELEN SEARLES' APPLE GRUNT

Steps:

• 1. Mix cut apples,sugar,salt,cinnamon and nutmeg. put into baking dish and dot with butter. Drop biscuit crust on top and spread across pan.Bake for 1 hour until the apples are done and the crust is brown.Serve Each Individual dish with homemade vanilla sauce on top, or cook and serve vanilla pudding still warm so its a sauce like consistency.

APPLE GRUNT

Steps:

• In a medium pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the apples and cook until browned. Add the brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, raisins, and the apple juice and bring to a simmer. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water and stir until the cornstarch is dissolved. Add the cornstarch slurry to the pan and bring to a simmer again. Cook while stirring until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Divide the mixture among 4 serving bowls. Top each bowl with crushed granola, a scoop of ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream, and a cherry. Serve immediately.