Apples!

God knows all our needs and He abundantly provides for them often above all we can hope or imagine.
We have wonderful friends and one of them blessed us recently with a bushel of apples. It was a great gift and I was so pleased. I was able to make a batch of chunky apple sauce which is really good warm and served on ice cream and sprinkled with granola. It is like an apple crisp. I put that in the freezer up North to save for serving our company Thanksgiving weekend. It seems like a fitting dessert evening with the crisp fall air and changing leaves. Have I mentioned that I am super excited because I LOVE fall!
I was also able to prep and freeze enough apple slices mixed with cinnamon and sugar for 6 apple cakes which are one of my hubby's favourites. And I did bake him a cake for now as well.~smile~

I thought I might share those recipes here....

Chunky Apple Sauce 
8 cups chopped peeled apples (about 3 1/2 lbs.)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon

Place all ingredients in a large pot. Cover and cook over medium low heat for 30-40 minutes or until apples are tender.
Remove from the heat and mash apples with a potato masher until it is the desired consistency.
Serve warm or cold.
Yield about 3 1/2 cups.
This makes your house smell amazing while it is cooking!
Note -This recipe came from an old Country Woman magazine.

Lazy Granola
Preheat Oven to 375 degrees

In a saucepan combine...
1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup oil. 1/2 cup honey

Bring to a rapid boil and add....
 1  tsp. cinnamon and 2 tsp. vanilla

Stir then remove from heat and pour oven 7 cups of oats. Stir well to coat.
Bake for 10 minutes on a cookie sheet then take out and stir again.
Put it back in the oven and turn it off.
Leave the granola in there over night, it will be crunchy in the morning.
Note- I believe this recipe came from Laine's Letters many years ago.

 Apple Cake
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup veg. oil
3 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/4 cup milk
2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2-3 sliced apples
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs and add sugar and oil mixing well.
-Combine flour, salt and baking powder. Add to egg mixture alternately with milk mixture. Add vanilla.
-In a separate bowl toss apples with sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour 1/3 batter into a greased, lightly floured tube pan.
-Layer 1/2 the apple mixture over that. Then 1/3 batter, then the rest of the apples. Then top with remaining batter.
-Bake approx. 1 hour or until tests done. Cool 10 minutes or longer before turning out onto a wire rack. Sprinkle with icing sugar if desired.
Serves 10
Note - you can substitute - 2 cups of peaches or blueberries for the apples for something different.

I have no idea where this recipe came from ~smile~

Happy Saturday!
Blessings,
Liisa