BANANA APPLE MUFFINS

 1 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 bananas, mashed

4 cups all-purpose flour

5 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

6 TBS sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cup milk

3 cups Gala apples, peeled and small diced

1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line muffin tin with paper liners or spray cups with baking spray.

Cream butter and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl.

Add eggs and bananas; mix well.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.

In a small bowl, mix 6 TBS sugar with cinnamon... coat apples with cinnamon sugar mixture.

Gradually add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on medium speed until combined.

Stir in coated apples and vanilla.

Spoon batter into muffin cups until half full.

Sprinkle tops with additional cinnamon/sugar if desired.

Bake for 20 minutes, then cool for 10 minutes on a rack

Makes about 30 muffins

**From Costco magazine

 

BEST APPLE CRISP

                    For 8" X 8"                                                        For 9" X 13" 

Filling: 

            5 cups fresh apples, peeled & sliced                        10 cups fresh apples

            1/2 cup granulated sugar                                           1 cup granulated sugar

            1/2 tsp cinnamon                                                       1 tsp sugar

            1 tsp vanilla                                                               2 tsp vanilla

Topping:

            1/2 cup AP flour                                                         1 cup AP flour

            1/3 cup oats                                                                2/3 cup oats

            2/3 cup packed brown sugar                                      1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar

            1/4 tsp salt                                                                  1/2 tsp salt

            1/2 tsp cinnamon                                                        1 tsp salt

            1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted                               1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

Instructions:

         Preheat oven to 359°.  Prepare a baking dish with butter or cooking spray.

        In a large bowl, combine sliced apples with SUGAR, CINNAMON, and VANILLA.

        Mix until apples are evenly coated.  Pour into prepared baking dish.

        In a separate medium sized bowl, combine FLOUR, OATS, BROWN SUGAR, SALT and                      CINNAMON.  Pour in melted butter an stir until well coated and crumbly.

        Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over the top of the apples.

        Bake in preheated oven 45 - 60 minutes until apples are soft and topping is golden.

        Allow to cool slightly before serving.  (Cover with foil and place in 175° oven to keep warm)

        Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Notes:
        Slice apples evenly!  May use apple slicer and then cut in half again lengthwise, to roughly 1/2                 inch wide slices.

        To prevent over-browning if topping is browning too quickly and apples need more cooking time,         place aluminum loosely over top and continue baking.

Easy Apple Pie Enchiladas

 1 (21 oz) can apple pie filling

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup water

1 tsp vanilla

6 (8 inch) FLOUR tortillas

Spoon about 1 heaping quarter cup of pie filling down the center of each tortilla.

Sprinkle with cinnamon and roll up, tucking in edges (burrito style); place seam side down in baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray.

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine butter, granulated and brown sugars, and water.  Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Pour sauce over enchiladas and allow to stand for 45 minutes.**

**Do not rush the 45 min. resting time for the sauce on the enchiladas before baking.  This step helps to magically transform the flour tortillas into a delicious faux pastry dough!!

Bake in preheated 350° oven for 30 minutes, or until golden.

Apple Crisp

For the topping:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter
Mix and blend together as for pie crust until well blended.

For the filling:
4 cups peeled, sliced apples
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 TBS butter
Mix filling ingredients together and place in buttered baking dish.
Sprinkle topping over apples.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
Serve with cream or ice cream

(From Mom's recipe box:  Eleanor Bartholomew)

Yummy Apples

Yummy Apples 

Serving Size: 8

Ingredients
3 pounds cooking apples
1 tablespoon water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch nutmeg
1/4 cup butter

Cooking Directions
Core, pare and chop apples into bite-size chunks.
Put some lemon juice on the slices to prevent discoloration.

Place in saucepan with water over medium heat.
Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Add butter
Cook, covered for about 15 minutes until hot and tender

Baked Apples

8 to 10 apples, cored and halved
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons butter, melted
1 cup water

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place apples in greased 13 x 9-inch dish. In a saucepan, mix remaining ingredients together in order given, and bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring until thick. Pour syrup over apples and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until tender.