Apple Treats
It's been a while since I posted! We have been very busy with wedding preparations and moving me into our new house. It's an exciting, but very busy time. I love our new kitchen, and have been enjoying cooking in it. It's fun to finally get to use all the wonderful gifts we have received the past few months. This past Friday night I got to enjoy my first baking in the house. My fiance was hanging out with friends for the night, so I decided a baking night would be a fun stress release from work, planning, and unpacking!
First, I started with an apple pie. With Father's Day this weekend, I decided to attempt my first by scratch apple pie. My dad loves apple pie, so I wanted to make his favorite. I found a really simple recipe online and tried it. I think it turned out pretty well for my first attempt. I definitely need to keep trying and working on it, but my dad enjoyed it!
Here's the recipe I used -
Ingredients:
I had some extra apples left over, so I decided to make some apple cupcakes as well! Some of the my fiance's friends were coming over later, and I thought they might enjoy a snack. I also wanted to have a back-up in case the apple pie was a disaster. I looked around a while until I found a cinnamon apple recipe that sounded great. I actually used the cupcakes from one site, frosting from another, and decorations from a third website! I like to make things my own and play around with the recipes some.
Below are the recipes I used. I did make a couple adjustments. I used cinnamon apple sauce to give a little more cinnamon flavor. I also removed the nuts from the crumb topping, I wasn't sure if anyone was allergic to them. I forgot to reduce the amount of butter (with the removal of the nuts), so I didn't have a very crumbly topping. But I covered the top of the cupcakes with the mixture, and it added a little more flavor to the cupcake.
Cupcake Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup applesauce
1 cup apples, diced {which ever kind you like}
First, I started with an apple pie. With Father's Day this weekend, I decided to attempt my first by scratch apple pie. My dad loves apple pie, so I wanted to make his favorite. I found a really simple recipe online and tried it. I think it turned out pretty well for my first attempt. I definitely need to keep trying and working on it, but my dad enjoyed it!
Here's the recipe I used -
Ingredients:
Pillsbury ready made pie crust
7-8 baking apples, peeled and sliced
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
7-8 baking apples, peeled and sliced
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- Mix in bowl the cinnamon, flour and nutmeg.
- Place crust in pan, add apples and sugar mixture.
- Dot with butter.
- Cover with top pie crust.
- Brush with milk and sprinkle sugar on top.
- Bake at 375°F for 50 minutes or until done.
I had some extra apples left over, so I decided to make some apple cupcakes as well! Some of the my fiance's friends were coming over later, and I thought they might enjoy a snack. I also wanted to have a back-up in case the apple pie was a disaster. I looked around a while until I found a cinnamon apple recipe that sounded great. I actually used the cupcakes from one site, frosting from another, and decorations from a third website! I like to make things my own and play around with the recipes some.
Below are the recipes I used. I did make a couple adjustments. I used cinnamon apple sauce to give a little more cinnamon flavor. I also removed the nuts from the crumb topping, I wasn't sure if anyone was allergic to them. I forgot to reduce the amount of butter (with the removal of the nuts), so I didn't have a very crumbly topping. But I covered the top of the cupcakes with the mixture, and it added a little more flavor to the cupcake.
Cupcake Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup applesauce
1 cup apples, diced {which ever kind you like}
Crumble Topping Ingredients
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter, softened
Frosting Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (4 ounces)
1 cup brown sugar
3 to 5 tablespoons milk
1 box confectioners' sugar (1 pound), about 4 cups
Frosting Directions
Hope you enjoy making some apple treats for your friends and family!
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons butter, softened
Cupcake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place cupcake liners in muffin tin. I got 17 cupcakes from this recipe, if you need more, you can easily double the recipe.
- Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy
- Add the egg, and then the vanilla
- Beat until well combined
- In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices
- Measure applesauce
- Add half of the dry ingredients, alternating with the applesauce
- Peel, core and chop apples into small pieces
- Fold apples into mixture
- In small bowl combine all ingredients, then add softened butter. Mix with fork until well combined.
- Add about 1/4 cup batter to cupcake liners.
- Sprinkle on Crumble Topping.
- Bake for about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Frosting Ingredients
1/2 cup butter (4 ounces)
1 cup brown sugar
3 to 5 tablespoons milk
1 box confectioners' sugar (1 pound), about 4 cups
Frosting Directions
- Cook butter and sugar together until well blended and sugar is dissolved.
- Add 3 tablespoons milk and 1 box of confectioners' sugar.
- Beat and add just enough milk to spread.
Hope you enjoy making some apple treats for your friends and family!