Autumn Apple Recipes

Creamy Apple Squares
1 package of yellow cake mix
Half cup of margarine or butter
quarter cup of firmly packed brown sugar
half-teaspoon of cinnamon
2 apples thinly sliced
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; combine cake mix and butter until crumbly. Reserve 2/3 cup of mixture for topping. Add brown sugar and cinnamon to reserve topping mix. Mix well. Set aside. Press remaining mixture into bottom of ungreased 13×9 inch pan. Arrange apple slices over base. Blend sour cream and egg. Spread evenly on apples. Sprinkle reserve topping mixture over all. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and bubbly. Serve warm, refrigerate leftovers. Makes 12-15 squares.

Apple Crisp
5 medium-sized apples, sliced.
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
Put apples in greased 13×9 pan. Mix sugar, flour, rolled oats, salt, cinnamon and margarine until crumbly. Spread over apples and bake uncovered for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream if desired.

Apple Cake
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 21 oz. can apple pie filling
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix together dry ingredients and cut in shortening (mix will be lumpy). In a smaller bowl, beat eggs and add milk and vanilla, add to dry ingredients. Mix with spoon only to blend. Pour into greased and floured 13×9 pan. Drop apple pie filling by spoonful over batter. Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon in small bowl and sprinkle over cake. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees until brown on top. Serve warm with Cool Whip.

Apple Cobbler
Filling:
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
5 cups peeled, sliced fresh apples (Jonathan or MacIntosh)
In medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Stir in water, add apples. Cook and stir on medium heat until thick and bubbly. Cover and keep warm.
Topping:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup soft butter (not melted)
1 beaten egg
3 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Combine flour, sugar and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Combine egg, milk and vanilla. Add to flour, stirring just to moisten. Pour hot filling into 8x8x2 baking dish. Drop topping into mounds atop filling. Bake at 375 degrees 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.