Moving Through the Apple Slices

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I am trying to use up these apple slices that I canned last year. I noticed that I had barely touched them ( I think I go into hoarding mode and want to save them forever because they are like gold to me). It just hit me that I need to use them all up before the summer and my apple tree starts pumping out the love again. 
I brought some meals to friends and had my lovely bible study ladies over so I thought I would try out some new treats. 


Some other things I am planning on using these for:

• Apple pie
• Baked oatmeal
• Mini apple pies
• Coffee cake

Canning amazes me this time of year. We have almost gone through all our jars of food from last summer (except these precious apple slices). I am already looking forward to full shelves again of peaches, pears, beans, potatoes, peppers, and jam. Even though my belly will be budging this summer, I can hear the fruits and veggies calling, This is the canning sickness. These are just two of my most recent treats:

Apple Cinnamon muffins:
This recipe came from here http://smells-like-home.com/2010/11/apple-cinnamon-maple-streusel-muffins/.  I changes a few things and i didn't add the butterscotch chips (not because I didn't want to...they are on the grocery list).

2½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
¾ cup old-fashioned oats
8 tbsp.  butter, at room temperature
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cup pureed apple slices ( chopped apples and a 1/2 each of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and all spice )
2 large eggs
1½ tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup milk
¾ cup butterscotch chips

For the streusel topping (optional):
1/4 cup flour
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp brown sugar

Mix together dry ingredients and set aside. Mix butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and milk. Slowly add flour mixture. Spoon into muffin tins and add the topping. Cook at 350 for 18-20 minutes.

Pumpkin Apple Bread

(DO NOT bake this if you are on a diet... bad news...bad bad news)


I found this recipe at divinecaroline.com and I tweaked it a bit to work with the apple slices.

You will need:

Mix the following ingredients together:

1 cup sugar

Three eggs

1-1/2 cups pumpkin puree

1 cup apple pie mix or (chopped apples and a 1/2 t. each of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and all spice)

1/2 cup vegetable oil

Mix the dry ingredients together:

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups flour

Add the dry ingredients slowly to the sugar/egg mixture

Heat oven to 350° F degrees. Butter two loaf pans. Cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

You can just cut up a apple and and add some spices to substitute for the canned apple slices. However, I highly recommend that you try this canning recipe at heavenly homemakers when the season hits. Just beautiful.