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Showing posts with label honeycrisp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label honeycrisp. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

What I Love Today...

I am loving a couple of things today. First off, the fabulous weather we are having. I do wish we would get a bit of rain though, as it is awfully dry here. That doesn't stop me from thinking how lucky we are to get this bonus week of loveliness!

The beautiful weather has brought us some delicious apples and my first apple pie of the season. I am trying to shop locally and prepare food as it comes into season. Now we are enjoying the abundant harvest of our many orchards in Minnesota. It is officially apple season here and to kick it off, I am starting with a Mile High Apple Pie. I did not inherit my mother's perfect pie crust making skills, so I use Pappy's Pie Crust Dough. I have included a link under the recipe if you would like to check out their site. I highly recommend their dough, it is better than any other I have tried.




Mile High Apple Pie
INGREDIENTS:
Pappy's Pie Crust Dough for 2 layers (I use three rounds, split the third round and add the extra to each of the other two rounds.)
3 pounds tart apples
1 C sugar

3 TBSP flour
dash of salt

2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 TBSP butter


PREPARATION:
Preheat your oven to 400°. Place a pizza pan or cookie sheet in the oven to catch any drips.
Pare apples and slice thin. Mix sugar, flour, salt, spices and apple slices. If apples are not tart, add 1 TBSP lemon juice. Place bottom crust in 9" pie pan, put apples in and press them down slightly, dot with butter. Place top pie crust layer on top and crimp edges. Prick with a knife in several places on top of crust for steam vents. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to
350° and bake for another 30 to 40 minutes or until apples are tender.

Adapted from Pappy's Old Fashioned Apple Pie recipe. 




McIntosh & Honeycrisp Apples and Pappy's Dough


Apples Piled High




Edges Crimped and Pie Bird Added

 There should be another picture here of the pie just out of the oven. Somehow I forgot and almost didn't get this picture of the pie before my family and guests ate it all!

Vanilla Ice Cream on the Side



















Happy Wednesday Everyone! I am linking with... The Charm of Home   and

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Autumnal Beauty



We love the beauty that the changing seasons bring here in the northern United States. It has been a busy week for me but I couldn't pass up the Pinning and Singing link up when I found out the theme was Autumn/Fall. Here are just a few of my favorites from Pinterest. Yes, we are pinning and singing again. My song selection is by the wonderful Frank Sinatra. Hope you enjoy your time here today!





These are some colorful leaves on my Juneberry shrub. They are also sometimes called Serviceberries.













Gorgeous Velvet Pumpkins!






Frank Sinatra "When the Wind Was Green"
Frank covers every season in this one, but it is on his album September of My Years, so I thought it was a great fit. Love Frank! Update!!! Sorry this link is no longer available on YouTube.  Go to the link above to hear a sample on Amazon.





Apple Cupcakes! So Cute!








Peaches don't grow well here, we will leave that to you folks in Georgia. We do grow some mighty fine apples though! Below is a new apple called Sweetango, derived from the Honeycrisp apple.





The Honeycrisp apple was developed at the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center and released in 1991.







Beauty!





Candy Corn Shortbread Cookies!





Wow! I have to stop somewhere! Have a great weekend!

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