Browsing some blogs and finding yummy fall recipes!

My chocolate chip cookies: found at Sheila's Blog: http://a-homemakers-meditations.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-chocolate-chip-cookies.html

(After making these, my kids told me that that are the best cookies ever!)

3/4 cup butter
1 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour (2 1/2 if you like a bit thicker and chewier- I do :)
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 of an 11.5 oz bag of semi sweet

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in bowl- beat until creamy. Beat in egg. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda in a seperate bowl. Mix dry ingredients into the creamy mixture until just blended. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop rounded tablespoons onto cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes on middle rack in oven. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet until set up, about 5 minutes. If you like you're cookies crispy, bake for 9-10 minutes. I like mine chewy, gooey and warm...with cold milk- YUM!!!

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The next two recipes were found at: http://allyouhavetogive.blogspot.com/

Apple Oatmeal Honey Cake

1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup hot water
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup chunky applesauce
1/3 cup honey
2 large eggs
Cooking spray

Frosting:

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup coarsely chopped almonds, toasted

1. Preheat oven to 350. To prepare cake, combine oats and 1 cup hot water in a small bowl; set aside.

2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Combine 1 1/3 cups sugar, applesauce, 1/3 cup honey, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed 1 minute. Add oat mixture; beat at low speed until well blended. Add half of flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat well. Add remaining flour mixture; beat well. Spoon batter into an 11 x 7–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake for 48 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Place dish on a wire rack.

3. To prepare frosting, melt butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup honey; cook 2 minutes or until bubbly, stirring constantly. Stir in almonds. Quickly pour frosting over cake; spread evenly using a rubber spatula.

4. Preheat broiler. Broil cake 1 minute or until frosting is bubbly and golden. Cool completely on a wire baking rack. Serve with whipped topping; sprinkle whip topping with ground cinnamon, if desired.


Apple Butter in the Crock Pot!

I found this recipe for Apple Butter in the crockpot...It was FABULOUS!(easy too!)

5 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped

4 cups sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

Place apples in a slow cooker. Combine sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt; pour over apples and mix well. Cover and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook for 9-11 hours or until thickened and dark brown, stirring occasionally (stir more frequently as it thickens to prevent sticking). Uncover and cook on low 1 hour longer. If desired, stir with a wire whisk until smooth.Cover and refrigerate or freeze.

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Homemade Bread: http://www.marilynmoll.com/

1/3 C honey
1/3 C oil
2 1/2 C Warm Water
1 1/2 TB Saf Instant Yeast
2 1/2 tsp Real Salt
6-7 C Fresh whole wheat flour
1 1/2 TB Dough Enhancer


Combine the warm water, yeast, and 2 Cups of fresh whole wheat flour in a large mixing bowl. Allow to sponge for 15 minutes. Add the honey, oil, dough enhancer, salt and 4-5 C (12-16 C if using the Mix N Blend or (Bosch) additional flour until the dough begins to clean the sides of the mixing bowl. Do not allow the dough to get too stiff (too dry). Dough should be smooth and elastic. It is a common mistake for the beginning bakers to add too much flour.

Knead the bread by hand 7-10 minutes or until it is very smooth, elastic, and small bubbles or blisters appear beneath the surface of the dough. Six to ten minutes of kneading by electric mixer (Use speed 1 on the Bosch Universal, and use speed 4 on the Mix n Blend - or use the Auto-Knead function) should be sufficient to develop the gluten if you are using fresh flour. If you are kneading by hand, be sure to add the minimum amount of flour to keep the dough soft and pliable by using a tsp of oil on your hands and kneading surface.

Form the dough into 2 loaves if using the hand method or 5-6 loaves if using the Mix N Blend or Bosch Universal, method. Place the dough into greased loaf pans. Allow to rise in a slightly warmed oven or other warm place until doubled in size (about 30-60 minutes).

Bake loaves for 25-30 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Bread is cooked through when it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom, and when the top and sides are a golden brown color.

~Marilyn's Famous Bread Recipe is VERSATILE! Use it to make cinnamon rolls, pizza, bread sticks, and more. Click this link for Whole Wheat Bread Dough Variations.

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Applesauce Cake: http://myheartisalwayshome.blogspot.com/


1 cup butter or shortening
2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 cups flour
2 tbs cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs baking soda
2 1/2 cup applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

*She suggests that you add corn syrup - but I omitted it.*

Cream butter, gradually add sugar. Add eggs (unbeaten) one at a time. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Gradually add to butter mixture. Add applesauce, corn syrup and vanilla. Pour into greased bundt pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chip on top of cake. Bake for 1 1/2 hour.

Once cool sift powdered sugar on top. Enjoy!