Notes about Recipes in this book

• Pork and apple pie with cheddar-sage crust

  • inflytur on March 14, 2020

    A fabulous dinner. Serve it with a side salad for a complete meal. I double the spices. If you want to skip making the pastry, sauté the apples with sage and sprinkle shredded cheddar over the pork layer.

• Pan-seared salmon with cider-glazed onions

  • jumali on March 30, 2012

    I felt the onions and cider overwhelmed the salmon--probably better suited to a pork dish.

• Baked apple oatmeal pudding

  • jumali on October 20, 2011

    I thought this was pretty bland--needs something more--bacon? bourbon?

• Apple-stuffed biscuit buns

  • emiliang on March 16, 2014

    Use unsalted butter for the filling as well as the dough, and mix only 1 tsp of salt with the flour. Otherwise these are WAY too salty. Also, the author says that her biscuit dough is a time saver when compared to yeast dough. I am not convinced.

• Apple pumpkin walnut muffins

  • emiliang on February 03, 2013

    Nice combination of flavors. These are great to bake on a chilly fall or winter morning.

  • inflytur on October 22, 2017

    Absolutely delicious. The flavors meld well. I cut back the cloves to ¼ tsp and added ¼ tsp cardamom. Batter doesn’t rise much. Fill the cups generously if you like ample muffins. Page 173.

• Oatmeal-topped apple crisp

  • rpepper on May 19, 2018

    A great topping.

• Swedish apple pie

  • AngelNewsi on October 24, 2013

    One of the easiest apple pies I've ever made and it gets rave reviews every time. I was so surprised at how good it was the first time I made it. My go-to apple for pie making is the Cortland variety. The last time I made this I made two versions - one with my Cortlands, the other with Idareds. Both were fantastic, though I definitely prefer the tartness of the Cortlands over the sweetness of the Idareds. I certainly wouldn't decline a slice of either!

• Skillet apple pie

  • emiliang on September 24, 2016

    Made only a third of the recipe and baked it in three one-cup ramekins. Perfect single-servings!

• Apple bread pudding with salted caramel sauce

  • emiliang on October 03, 2013

    Taste was good, but it felt like it needed more batter. Came out a bit dry.

• Simple apple nut cake

  • hibeez on October 19, 2017

    I made this in a 9" pan, and it came out great; baked for the same amount of time (although my oven might be off - check at 25 min). Very easy and quick to make.

  • inflytur on February 10, 2021

    This is a truly great snacking cake. It is the perfect way to use up those sad apples in the bottom of your fruit drawer that are no longer nice for eating but are still perfectly good. It remains moist even when left on the counter. I've had it in a covered cake stand for four days and it is just as tender and delicious as the first day. I used an 8 inch round pan and it made a nice tall layer.

• Caramelized apples

  • emiliang on October 03, 2013

    AMAZING on top of a Dutch Baby pancake! Comes together in about 15-20 minutes start to finish.