Freeze Dried Trail Mix

Apple Pie Trail Mix Looking for a quick breakfast option or a tasty midday snack? Try this apple pie trail mix recipe. Ingredients: 2 cups of honey nut cereal 1 cup of chopped walnuts 1 cup of freeze dried apples 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips or butterscotch chips Freeze dried apples recipe instructions: Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and toss together until well combined. Pour into an airtight container and keep at room temperature for as long as five days. Enjoy!

Apple Pie from Dried Apples

Ingredients: 3 cups freeze dried apples 2 1/2 cups apple cider Pastry dough or two ready-made crusts for a 9-inch pie 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon flour 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon salt Freeze dried apples recipe instructions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place freeze dried apples in a bowl. Also, prepare your pie crust in a pie pan. Set both aside. Bring cider to a boil in a small saucepan. Once boiling, pour over freeze dried apples. Let the apples sit for an hour to rehydrate. Place remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well. After the hour wait, add the freeze dried apples. Spoon apple pie mixture into prepared pie pan. Top with the second ready made crust. Vent and brush with milk or butter. Place pie in the oven and bake for about 50 minutes. Once ready, let cool before slicing. Enjoy!

Apple Crumb Pie (favorite apple pie)

 Pastry for singe-crust pie (9 inches)
6 cups-- peeled, sliced apples (abt 7)
2 T. butter
4 t. lemon juice
½ c. sugar
1 T. all-purpose flour
½ t. ground cinnamon
½ t. ground nutmeg

Topping:
½ c. all-purpose flour
½ c. sugar
¼ c. cold butter

Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry; flute edges.  In a bowl, combine the apples, butter, and lemon juice.  In a separate bowl , combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Mix together.  Spoon into the pastry shell.  For topping, combine flour and sugar in a bowl, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Sprinkle over filling. 

Bake at 375 degrees for abt. 60 minutes or until the filling is bubbly and the apples are tender.  Use a metal pie ring so the fluted crust doesn’t burn or use tin foil to make one.  Cool on a wire rack.   Yields 6 to 8 servings.

 

 

Apple Pie Cookies

for the crust:
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold butter
3 tablespoons shortening
3 tablespoons ice cold water
HINT: If pressed for time, use pre-made pie crust

 

for the filling:
3 large granny smith apples
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
pinch of salt
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup apple juice or cider
1 cup water
HINT: If pressed for time, used canned apple pie filling

 

for the topping:
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup oats
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small chunks
powdered sugar (for garnish)

 

Directions
For the crust: In a medium mixing bowl, mix flour and salt. Using your fingers or a pastry cutter, cut butter into the flour until it looks like coarse meal, and then cut in Crisco until well blended. Add ice cold water and stir with fork. Use your hands to gently work the dough into a ball. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/8″ thickness. Use a round cookie cutter or rim of a glass (about 3″ is right) to cut out as many circles as you can. Place circles on a parchment-lined or silpat-lined cookie sheet and place in the freezer while you prepare other ingredients.

For the filling: Peel, core, and dice apples into small chunks. Pour lemon juice on top and stir to give an even coat. In a large saucepan, combine applesauce, juice and water over medium heat. In a separate bowl, stir sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together. Add sugar mixture to the pan and stir constantly until it reaches a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, then add diced apples. Return to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer, cover, and allow to cook for 5-7 minutes, or until apples are tender. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

For the topping: In a medium bowl, mix all of the dry topping ingredients with a fork, then incorporate butter chunks with your fingers until mixture is combined and crumbly. Set aside 1 cup of the topping, then add to the chilled filling, stirring until just combined.

Assembly: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of filling on top of each dough circle. Spread out somewhat evenly, then top with 1 teaspoon of the reserved crumbly topping. Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until barely golden brown around the edges. Remove to a cooling rack, then top with a dusting of powdered sugar once cooled.

Dried Apples (ways to use them)

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.

APPLESAUCE OATMEAL COOKIES
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 375º oven for 25 minutes.

Apple Updside Down Cake

3 cups dried apple slices
1 3/4 cup hot water
3 TBSP butter or margarine
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp lemon juice
3/4 tsp cinnamon ground
1 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Combine apples and hot water. Set aside. Sift together salt, baking powder and flour. Set aside.  Combine soaked apples and remaining juice, 1 and 1/4 cup sugar, 3 TBSP butter, lemon juice and cinnamon in a sauce pan and simmer just until tender and moist. Pour into well greased 9 x 13 pan.  Sprinkle with pecans. Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar. Blend in eggs, beat well.  Combine milk and vanilla, add alternately with dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Spread over apple mixture in pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until done. Remove from oven. Turn cake upside down over large serving plate.  Let stand a few minutes, remove pan. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired.   http://murrayandmathews.blogspot.com/2009/04/food-storage-recipe-apple-upside-down.html

Apple Pie Filling (also adapatation for Apple Crisp)

1 2/3 c. dry apples slices
2 1/2 c. water
2 T. cornstarch
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 t. salt
2 t. lemon juice (optional)
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. 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 degrees and pour apple mixture into a crust.  Place in oven.  Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown in pastry shell.  (may use peeled and sliced fresh apples with same recipe.)

Apple Crisp

Put pie filling in a greased square pan.  Mix together:
1/4 c. flour
1/4 t. salt
2-4 T. sugar
1/4 t. cold butter (cut into the dry mixture)
1/4 c. rolled oats

Cut butter into the dry mixture and spread over pie filling.  Bake in 375 degree oven for 25 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 c. flour
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 c. oatmeal
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 cl butter (cut into the dry mixture)

Place the apples and liquid remaining in a greased 9 x 9 pan.  Sprinkle the topping over the apples and bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.

Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies

Cream:
1 cup shortening or (1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup shortening)
2 cups sugar

Add and Mix:
2 eggs
2 cups applesauce (or 2 cups dried apples + 2 cups boiling water that has been allowed to set for 5 min. and then blended)

Add and mix well:
2 t. soda
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. cloves

Add:
3 1/2 c. flour
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)
2 c. oatmeal
1 c. chocolate chips
1 c. raisins (optional)

Mix well and drop by spoon onto greased baking sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees 10-12 minutes.

DRIED APPLES (How to use)

To reconstitute dried apples--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.  If you put this mixture in the blender you will have applesauce.  For variety you can add 2-3 T. cinnamon heart candy to the mixture before you let it set or try some cinnamon and sugar mixture in it.

Apple Slice Cake (Leslie Probert from Emerency in a Nutshell)

2 c. dried apples
2 c. water
1 1/2 c. white flour
1 1/2 c. wheat flour
2 c. sugar
2 T. dried who egg, sifted (or 2 eggs)
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. allspice
2/3 c. oil (or 1/3 c. oil and 1/3 c. applesauce)
2 t. vanilla

Hydrate apples in water while measuring rest of ingredients and preparing topping below.  In a bowl whisk together dry ingredients.  Drain apples reserving 1 cup of liquid.  Stir apples into dry ingredients.  Add oil and vanilla to water; pour into apple mixture and lightly stir just until combined.  Spread out in greased 9 x 13 pan.  Sprinkle with topping below.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.  (1 T. dried whole egg + 2 T. water equals 1 egg.  If using whole eggs decrease above water by 1/4 cup.)

Topping: 
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. nuts
1/2 c. butter or butter flavored shortening
Cut butter into sugar.  Add nuts and combine; then sprinkle on cake mixture and bake.

Dried Apples -- Apple Crisp (Sheila)

6 c. dried apple slices
4 1/2 c. boiling water
1 c. oats
1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed, divided
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts or coconut
1/2 c. butter or 1/2 c. butter flavored shortening

Pour water over apples; let stand 5 minutes.  Pour apples and water in 8 x 12-inch glass baking dish; sprinkle with 1/4 c. brown sugar.  Combine rest of ingredients, including remaining 1/4 c. brown sugar, cut in butter with a pastry blender.  Sprinkle mixture over apples and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Dried Apples -- Apple Pie

Apple Pie Filling
1 2/3 c dry apple slices
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 1/2 c water
2/3 c sugar
2 tsp lemon juice (optional)
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Mix all dry ingredients together, then add water and mix well. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally. If baking a pie, preheat oven to 425 degrees, place in oven and bake 40 minutes or until golden brwon 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 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 c butter
1/4 c rolled oats or oatmeal

Mix together thoroughly and spread over pie filling. Bake in 375 degree oven for 25 minutes.