Apple Pie Filling (canned version)
This is just like the canned stuff, only better.
Ingredients
Apples
- 4 cups Peeled, cored, diced apples (1/2" or 1 cm cubes)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
Sauce
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup apple juice
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- I like to toss the apple pieces in the lemon juice as I'm cutting the apples, just to prevent them turning brown.
- Mix the "apples" ingredients int a pot on medium-high heat, and gently stir for 15-20 minutes. The total cooking time will vary greatly depending how firm the apples are, and how soft you want the finished product.
- Meanwhile, in another saucepan, bring 1 cup of apple juice to a boil.
- Add the cinnamon and cornstarch, and whisk fully until incorporated.
- Add this mixture to the cooking apples 5 minutes into the cooking process.
- Gently stir, and let simmer until desired firmness is reached.
Notes
Oobleck - google it sometime.
It's always best to make a slurry of liquid + cornstarch before adding it to anything just to prevent clumps
It's always best to make a slurry of liquid + cornstarch before adding it to anything just to prevent clumps
Apple Loaf
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cup flour
- 1.25 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup apple pie filling ( or 1 cup sliced apple )
Instructions
- Mix 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside for later
- Sift 1 ½ cup flour, 1 ¾ teaspoon baking powder into a bowl, and set aside.
- Beat 2/3 cup white sugar into ½ cup softened butter.
- Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time.
- Beat in 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla.
- Slowly add half the flour mix, and keep beating.
- Add ½ cup milk, and keep beating.
- Add the rest of the flour mix, and keep beating.
- It should be the consistency and taste of cake batter, because that’s what it is.
- Fill your loaf pan ¼-1/3 with the batter, layer your apple mix, pour a thin layer of batter, and sprinkle the sugar&cinnamon mix on top.
- Bake at 350 for 25-ish minutes, depending on everything.
Apple Crisp
Ingredients
Filling
- 5 cups sliced, cored apples (peeling is optional)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup oats
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a deep dish pie plate or large baking dish with butter or cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine the sliced apples with the sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a large bowl and mix until all of the apples are evenly coated.
- Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- In a separate medium size bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
- Pour in the melted butter and stir until well coated and crumbly.
- Sprinkle the crumb mixture evenly over the top of the apples.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45-60 minutes until fruit is soft and the topping is golden brown.
- Allow to cool slightly before serving
Super Simple Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar ( see below for making your own )
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1 tsp flavour extract ( optional but I really like vanilla )
Instructions
- Stirring constantly at medium-low heat, bring everything other than the extract to a gentle boil.
- Cook until it thickens, around 5 minutes once it reaches a gentle boil.
- Add the optional extract, turn off the heat, keep stirring another minute.
- Remove from heat, and let cool to at most 130F before putting in a jar and refrigerating until cold.
Notes
1 cup brown sugar = 1 cup white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses
The proper way to make caramel sauce is to use white sugar, and heat it until it starts caramelizing ... the easiest and safest way is by cooking the white sugar and water until fully dissolved, then raising the heat to high, bringing to a boil, and let the solution turn to an amber colour, around 8 minutes. Remove from heat, and carefully whisk in 3/4 cup HWC. Once fully incorporated, stir in 3 tbsp salted butter (for bonus points use unsalted butter and add 1 tsp sea salt to make this a salted caramel sauce).