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Table of Contents:
Upside-Down Apple Pecan Pie
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Crock-Pot Cake
Caramel Apple Bars
Boston Cookies
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Upside-Down Apple Pecan Pie
1 C. chopped pecans*
Crust for 2-crust pie
1/3 C. melted margarine*
1/4 C. sugar
1/2 C. firmly packed brown sugar*
2 T.flour
6 C. thinly sliced peeled apples
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
In 9 inch deep dish pie pan, combine pecans and brown sugar, pour
margarine evenly over pecans and brown sugar.
Place bottom crust over pecan mixture in pan.
Heat oven to 375.
In large bowl combine apples and remaining ingredients, mix lightly.
Spoon into crust lined pan.
Top with remaining crust, fold edge of top crust under bottom crust and
seal edges.
Cut slits in top crust.
Bake 40 - 50 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden
brown.
Cover edge with foil last 20 minutes.
Cool upright for 5 minutes.
place serving plate over pie pan and invert.
Replace any nuts that stay in pan.
Cool 1 hour.
*These items are placed in bottom of pie pan, prior to crust, please see
directions above.
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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Crock-Pot Cake
For the Chocolate Layer:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup soy milk
2 Tbsp. melted margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup chocolate chips
Lightly grease a 3 1/2- to 4-quart crock pot.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking
powder. Add the soy milk, margarine, and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Add
the chocolate chips and pour into the prepared crock pot.
For the Peanut Butter Layer:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup peanut butter
In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar and cocoa powder.
In a separate bowl, combine the boiling water and the peanut butter. Mix
into the cocoa mixture.
Carefully pour evenly over the batter.
Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until a knife inserted
into the center comes out clean.
Cool slightly before serving. Makes 8 servings.
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CARAMEL APPLE BARS
Makes:36 bars
1/2 cup cold butter
pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® oatmeal cookie mix
1 egg
1 cup finely chopped peeled apple
3/4 cup caramel topping
1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
Heat oven to 350F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, cut butter into cookie mix using fork or pastry blender.
Stir in egg until mixture is crumbly.
Reserve 1 1/2 cups cookie mixture. Press remaining cookie mixture into
bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes. Sprinkle apple evenly over crust. In
small bowl, mix caramel topping and flour; drizzle over apples. Sprinkle
reserved cookie mixture over apples.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2
hours. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 375F. In step 4, bake 23 to
28 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 30); Total Fat 3 1/2g
(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 95mg;
Total Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 9g); Protein 1g Percent
Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0% Exchanges:
1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Boston Cookies
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. salt
3 eggs
3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup currants (I substituted orange craisins)
Pecan halves
granulated sugar
Beat butter or margarine in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add 1 cup
granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda,
nutmeg and salt. Beat until combined. Add the eggs and beat until well
combined. Beat in as much flour as you can, then stir in any remaining
flour along with the chopped nuts, raisins and currants with a wooden
spoon.
Drop by teaspoons 2" apart on a nonstick cookie sheet. Top each with a
nut half, and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar. Bake in a 375 oven
10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove IMMEDIATELY onto a
wire rack and cool. Makes about 4 dozen.
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