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Easy Chunky Applesauce

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So you want to know what to do with those dented and smashed old apples, well of course dear, have no fear, the recipe lady is here! Ha!

Me and my clumsy self is sure to drop a bag or two when bringing in groceries and when that bag is full of apples well this is what I make.

My kid’s love this as a dessert or snack. Enjoy a hearty bowl of Chunky Applesauce, minus the chemical preservative and goodness knows what else in the can, make some from scratch, it’s pretty simple.

Let the kids get in on the action, mines enjoy watching how the apple change during the cooking process, it’s a cooking lesson mixed with some science. Well cooking is a science but you get where I’m going. Here’s all you need

 

6 Fuji Apples

4 Tablespoons Butter

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon vanilla

Pinch of salt

 Chop your apples into about 1 inch squares.

Put in pot with butter sugar and cinnamon give it a good stir, put on top and let cook on medium low heat for about 30-40 minutes or until tender. Using an immersion blender, blend yours apples that are really chunky by placing the end of the blender on top and pushing the blender on it in an up and down motion. You could also use a potato smasher if you don’t have an emulsion blender on hand. When finished mix in vanilla and pinch of salt, heat on stove for about 5 more minutes. When finished serve applesauce warm. 

Chunky Applesauce
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Ingredients
  1. 6 Fuji Apples
  2. 4 Tablespoons Butter
  3. ½ cup sugar
  4. 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  5. ½ teaspoon vanilla
  6. Pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Chop your apples into about 1 inch squares.
  2. Put in pot with butter sugar and cinnamon give it a good stir, put on top and let cook on medium low heat for about 30-40 minutes or until tender.
  3. Using an immersion blender, blend yours apples that are really chunky by placing the end of the blender on top and pushing the blender on it in an up and down motion.
  4. You could also use a potato smasher if you don’t have an emulsion blender on hand.
  5. When finished mix in vanilla and pinch of salt, heat on stove for about 5 more minutes.
  6. When finished serve applesauce warm.
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French Country Toast

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French toast is just one of those things that I love to eat whenever we go out for breakfast….or in for that matter it’s an easy and simple choice. Now every once in a while I like to jazz it up with nuts of different flavorings and extracts, I’ve used all kinds of different breads and mixes, this recipe is none of that! Just easy and simple.

French toast is one of those things that you can’t really mess up. Unless you burn it and even then it can still be enjoyed…as long as it’s not completely smoking black! This recipe is an easy, which is why I call it country, no fancy bread or unique ingredients everything you need is surely already in your kitchen and if not, you probably need to go grocery shopping. Yep, country and simple much like me, here’s all you need…..

4   Slices bread 

1/2 cup Half & Half 

1 Egg

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

1 teaspoon flour

2 Tablespoon Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla extract 

 

Slice bread into rectangular strips. Mix together your milk, egg, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. Dip your bread into the mix, coating both sides. Add butter to hot skillet and cook toast for about 2 minutes on both sides. Voila!

 

Lemon Potato- Chip Cookies

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I am a dessert person. I absolutely have to have a dessert after my dinner, preferably a calorie rich, soft and savory dessert which brings on an extreme bout of guilt and shame because you know it goes against all the principles of clean eating that you admire to do to stay young and vivacious. You get it….I love sweets calorie rich coma inducing sweets.

One of my favorite flavors are light citrus combined with some sweet vanilla notes. This brings me to my sweet and savory Lemon Vanilla Potato Chip Sugar Cookies that are looking so adorable up there sitting on that plate. They have just the perfect combo of lemon, vanilla and crunch. The potato chips add some extra depth to the cookie.

Try it out and take your senses on a roller coaster ride…in your mouth!

COOKIE

1 ½ Cup All Purpose Flour

½ Teaspoon Baking soda

Zest of 1 Lemon

1 Cup Sugar

1 stick butter (½ Cup) Room Temperature

1 cup potato chips

1 Egg

½ Tablespoon Vanilla

½ Teaspoon Lemon extract

ICING

Confectioner Sugar

Lemon Juice

Vanilla

Pre-heat the oven to 350ᴼ. Sift/Mix together the flour, baking soda, and lemon zest. Set aside for now. Cream together sugar, butter, and potato chips. At this point your mixture should be sort of crumbly now add in your beaten egg. Add vanilla and lemon extract. Mix in flour and roll into balls. They will spread but not much. If you want a soft cookie keep in balls and put directly on cookie sheet as so. If you desire a harder cookie flatten out the cookie with the bottom of a cup before baking. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

To make icing…..

Start off with about ¼ confectioner sugar, squeeze the juice of lemon into bowl and use a whisk to create the consistency you like…add a dash of vanilla and drizzle on top of cookies.

Lemon Potato Chip Cookies
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Ingredients
  1. 1 ½ Cup All Purpose Flour
  2. ½ Teaspoon Baking soda
  3. Zest of 1 Lemon
  4. 1 Cup Sugar
  5. 1 stick butter (½ Cup) Room Temperature
  6. 1 cup potato chips
  7. 1 Egg
  8. ½ Tablespoon Vanilla
  9. ½ Teaspoon Lemon extract
  10. ICING
  11. Confectioner Sugar
  12. Lemon Juice
  13. Vanilla
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350ᴼ.
  2. Sift/Mix together the flour, baking soda, and lemon zest. Set aside for now.
  3. Cream together sugar, butter, and potato chips.
  4. At this point your mixture should be sort of crumbly now add in your beaten egg.
  5. Add vanilla and lemon extract.
  6. Mix in flour and roll into balls.
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  8. To make icing…..
  9. Start off with about ¼ confectioner sugar, squeeze the juice of lemon into bowl and use a whisk to create the consistency you like…add a dash of vanilla and drizzle on top of cookies.
Notes
  1. If you want a soft cookie keep in balls and put directly on cookie sheet as so. If you desire a harder cookie flatten out the cookie with the bottom of a cup before baking.
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