DRIED APPLES
Dried apples are an excellent snack right out of the can. To reconstitute them use equal parts of dried apples to boiling water.For example: 2 cups dried apples 2 cups boiling water. Let this set at least 5 minutes.
APPLESAUCE
If you put this mixture through the blender you will have applesauce. For variety add 3 tbsp. Cinnamon Heart Candy to the mixture before you let it set or try some Cinnamon and Sugar mixture in it.
STEWED APPLES AND RAISINS
1 cup dried apples
Cover with 4 cups boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes in a sauce pan.
Add: 1 cup raisins and simmer till tender. You may wish to sweeten this with brown sugar. This could also be thickened with flour or tapioca and placed in a pie shell.
DUTCH APPLE PIE
One pie crust
Filling:
2 cups dried apples firmly packed 2 cups boiling water.
Pour over apples and let set for at least 5 minutes.
Mix together:
1/3 cup sugar 2 tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Add to the apple mix and continue cooking until thick. Stir constantly to prevent scorching. Pour mixture into pie shell and dot with 1 tbsp. butter
Topping:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup butter
Cut in till crumbly. Sprinkle over the apple mixture and place in 350° oven for 55 minutes.
APPLET (CANDY)
2 1/4 cups dried apples, break into small pieces approximately 1/3 inch by 1/3 inch. Do not grate as you do not want them to look like applesauce when cooked.
Pour 2 cups boiling water over the apples and let sit at least 5 minutes in a 2-quart sauce pan.
Add 2 cups sugar to this mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat. Make sure you are stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Boil for 1 minute.
Turn the heat to simmer and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally. While this mixture simmers, put 5 tbsp. cold water into a small bowl and add 3 envelopes Knox Unflavored Gelatin. Chop a cup of walnuts and grease a square pan. At the end of the 30 minutes turn off the heat and add the gelatin to the apple mixture and stir until it is dissolved. Add 1 tbsp. vanilla and the cup of chopped walnuts, stir well and pour into the greased pan. Let cool for 2 hours. Cut into squares, roll in powdered sugar to coat and let set a while before wrapping in plastic wrap. These will store up to two weeks in an airtight plastic container.
APPLE FILLED COOKIES
Filling:
Chop or break 2 cups dried apples into small pieces. DO NOT RECONSTITUTE as in previous recipes. Place in a saucepan then add:
3/4 cup water 1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup sugar 1 tbsp. flour
Cook together slowly, stir constantly to prevent scorching until thick. Cool dough
Cream together:
1 cup butter 2 eggs
1 3/4 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup water
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix well:
1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Blend in
3 1/2 cups flour (wheat or white)
Drop by a teaspoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Make a depression in the middle of each drop and place filling in the depression and then place 1/2 tsp. of dough on top of filling. Bake at 350° about 12 min.
Cream:
1 cup shortening 2 cups sugar
Add:
2 eggs 2 cups applesauce
(applesauce: 2 cups dried apples, 2 cups boiling water let stand 5 minutes)
Add and mix well:
2 tsp. soda 1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. salt
Add:
3 1/2 cups flour 2 cups oatmeal
1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1 cup raisins (optional)
Mix well and drop by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees 10-12 minutes.
APPLE BROWN BETTY
Pour 2 cups boiling water over 4 cups dried apples. Let stand at least 5 minutes.
Topping: Mix the following ingredients well:
1/2 cup flour 1/4 cups oatmeal
1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 cup brown sugar
Then cut in 1/4 cup butter
Place the apples and liquid remaining in a greased 9 x 9 pan. Sprinkle the topping over the apples. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes.
APPLE PIE FILLING
1 2/3 cups dry apple slices 2 1/2 cups water
2 tbsp. cornstarch 2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt 2 tsp. lemon juice (optional)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Mix all dry ingredients together, then add water and mix well. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally. If baking in a pie, preheat oven to 425°, place in oven and bake 40 minutes or until golden brown in pastry shell. (May use peeled and sliced fresh apples – enough to fill pie crust.)
APPLE CRISP (WITH PIE FILLING)
Put pie filling in a greased square pan. Mix together:
1/4 cup flour 1/4 cup butter
1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 cup rolled oats or oatmeal
2 tbsp. sugar
Mix together thoroughly and spread over pie filling. Bake in 375ยบ oven for 25 minutes.
