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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Apples and cinnamon, scents of fall


Warm apple cake with cinnamon, candy apples from the County Fair, cooked apple topping on waffles, and, of course, apple pie.  Apples are a staple of the American dessert family.  A kitchen filled with their cooking aroma seems cozy and happy.  I have a tasty and easy cinnamon-apple dessert for these pre Thanksgiving and Christmas days.  It is also good as a side for a holiday breakfast.

                               

What you need
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs, beaten
2-3 ripe apples, peeled and chopped very fine
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Sauce (recipe follows)

What you do
Cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy,
add the eggs and beat well;  stir in the apples. Combine
       flour, salt, soda, cinnamon;  add to apple mixture.  Stir well 
to mix all ingredients.  
           Pour into a 9-inch glass pie dish that has been lightly greased.  
       Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.  Serve either warm or cold with
whipped cream, apple syrup, ice-cream or the
         sauce below.  8 servings.

Sauce
What you need
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 1/2 teaspoons bourbon

What you do
Combine ingredients in a saucepan.
Cook over low heat stirring until sugar 
dissolves.  Pour over warm cake. Eat/enjoy.




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