Sunday, September 20, 2009

Apples, Apples - Read all about it!!
This is only a small amount of apples compared to what we have had around here lately! We are lucky enough to have a connection with a local Amish farm that gives us the 'seconds' from their produce stand. Seconds are basically the produce that we pass up because of its shape, size or bruising. So, I took these apples and have made homemade apple jelly, applesauce and apple butter. I have also made Apple Fritters! We also received peaches, onions, potatoes and beans. I have canned all of it except for a little bit of apples that are left - so I will make more applesauce with no cinnamon for Madelyn as she likes it plain.
Below are photos of my canning and Madelyn helping me make the first batch of apple butter.




Apple Fritters:
2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 T baking power
1 t nutmeg
1 t cinnamon
1 t salt
2 eggs
1.5 c milk
2 quarts oil for deep frying
4 large apples, peeled and cored
1/2 c confectioner's sugar for dusting
carmel syrup
Mix the first 8 ingredients together - this will resemble pancake batter. Wash, peel and core the apples - slice as desired.
Heat oil to 375 degrees in a fryer, or heavy bottomed pot.
Pat apples dry, dip in batter and place into oil - cook until both sides are golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels, dust with powdered sugar and carmel if desired.
Lastly, our GPS will be here tomorrow - I won it on Ebay for $83 - I found the same GPS priced as high as $480 - so I think we got a good deal. I can not wait to take the girls geocaching - I think this is going to be something fun that we will be able to do often!
Thanks for stopping by - this challenge has given me a change to feel acomplished!





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