Anne, Anne, Anne. We in Michigan are very proud of our enormous and outstanding apple crops. Washington state is but a drop in the bucket! To tomatoize even one of these utterly perfect apples is a SIN!!!!!!;)

Hey. I am from Mi too. Do you ever go to Franklin Cider Mill. I think there donuts have little bits of apple in them. Anyhow I can't wait till aplle crisp come out. They are my favorite.
My ideas
Apple muffins
Apple pancakes
Carmel apples
Baked apples

WOW! Franklin! Every year of my early life! Until 10 years ago when my parents finally got some sense and got out of there! NO ONE on earth has EVER come anywhere close to the cider & donuts at Franklin! My old friends & I reminisce about it every year! Once, I even flew to CA with a frozen gallon for some old friends. How lame is that!?!

Many, many times we risked life an limb to ride our bikes down into that horrible intersection! LOL, thanks for the memories!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm apple cider donuts , piping hot from the oil,
yummy.:D

I also make apple bread which has more apple than bread...yummy:)

So, you're going to share that recipe with us, right? :rolleyes:

*uncontrollable salivation going on here*

it's almost apple time here in Maine too.... can't wait to have some apple crisp. Has got to be my all time favorite. My dad loves apple bread pudding!

Sox, you are gonna share the apple bread recipe, aren't you? Purty please with apples on top?


Daniella - we used to make apple pancakes, but I forgot all about that.

:o

Yum!

And apple oatmeal - even oatmeal is yummy with apples in it.

Good ideas everyone. Keep em coming. If you don't have the recipes I'll look em up.

Fresh Apple Dessert

5 c apples sliced thin
2/3 c sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Stir apples in mixture until well coated. Set aside.

In a large pyrex, (9 X 9 or so)melt 1 stick butter. Make batter of:
3/4 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 c sugar
3/4 c milk

Mix together and pour pastry over melted butter, then spoon apples on top. Bake at 350 for 45 min to 1 hr. (This is great alone or with vanilla ice cream)

Hope you like it.

Ah Nappy, there you go dreaming again.

We all know that Washington State is #1 in Apple production.

Michigan is ... oh... maybe #3 on the list. Maybe.....

We are #3 on the quantity list but our apples TASTE good, not just look pretty. pfft.

China has the world's biggest apple crop by leaps and bounds. Someday I need to get down there and see what an apple paddy actually looks like.:confused: