September 06, 2024
Hello Foodie Friends
Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. There are still plenty of Summer activities to keep us busy but I'm already looking forward to the start of all the big Fall fests around here - good food.. good music...and plenty of great crafting (Oh, us girls do love our crafting!)
Here's a yummy dessert recipe for PINE-APPLE CRISP to give you a jump ahead into Fall apple pickin' season although you can get the granny smith apples anytime at the store and the combination of pineapple is just life changing!
Enjoy!
Marzee
PINEAPPLE APPLE CRISP
INGREDIENTS:
3 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
3/4 cup pineapple preserves
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
For Crumb Topping-
2/3 cp flake coconut
1/2 cup quick or old fashioned oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4 cup whole almonds, chopped
vanilla ice cream (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. For fruit, slice apples into thin rings, then cut rings into quarters. Combine pineapple preserves and flour in mixing bowl. Add apples, tossing to coat evenly. Pour into bottom of a 9-inch pie plate or similar shallow baking dish. For crumb topping, combine coconut, oats, brown sugar and flour in a mixing bowl. Microwave butter on high for 1 minute and add to chopped almonds. Add butter and almonds to topping ingredients; mix well. Sprinkle topping evenly over apple mixture. Bake 30-35 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden brown. Cool slightly. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.
Yield: 12 Servings
MARZEE'S CORNER
THE SCOOP ON THE GRANNY:
The Granny Smith Apples are good for eating fresh, cooking & for salads.
Selection: Good-quality Granny Smith apples will be firm with smooth and clean skin. Granny Smith apples are a deep green with an occasional pink blush of the cheeks. Test the firmness of the apple by holding it in the palm of your hand. (Do not push with your thumb). It should feel solid and heavy, not soft and light. These apples may be less attractive, but the flesh is still good to eat after cutting.
Avoid product with soft or dark spots. Also if the apple skin wrinkles when you rub your thumb across it, the apple has probably been in cold storage too long or has not been kept cool. Grannies occasionally show "russeting," a brownish network at the stem end.