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Apple Pie I made for Thanksgiving

I looked up Pioneer woman's apple pie recipe ,  but I'm allergic to nuts and  her's didn't have spices in it, so I fixed it and made it this way.  It is strongly based on Ree's recipe though... :)  I may even add the caramel topping, but haven't decided yet. Apple Pie Ingredients   1 whole Pie Crust   6 cups (to 7 Cups) Peeled And Sliced Granny Smith Apples   ½ whole (juice Of) Lemon   ½ cup Sugar   4 Tablespoons Flour   ¼ teaspoon Salt 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg  Topping   ½ cup Flour   1 ½ stick Butter   1 cup Brown Sugar   ½ cup Quick Oats   ¼ teaspoon Salt ½ tsp ground cloves   Preparation Instructions Preheat oven to 375 °. In a bowl mix peeled apples, lemon juice, sugar, flour and ¼ teaspoon salt. Set aside. For crumb topping, cut the butter into the flour with a pastry cutter, then add in brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg and ¼ teaspoon salt. Add apples to prepared pie shell and top with crumb topping. C

Sneaky Chef BBQ Turkey Burgers crecipe, wouldn't let me pin from facebook

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BBQ SNEAKY TURKEY BURGERS No one will guess these are turkey burgers - they look and taste like beef! Adding my beautiful Purple Puree of blueberries and spinach n ot only gives a sweet moistness to turkey burgers which can often be dry – and combined with tomato paste (the ultimate healthy ready-made puree) and seasoning make these burgers look and taste like the real thing! I love these on whole grain English Muffins. Makes 4 burgers ¼ cup Sneaky Chef Purple Puree (see Make-Ahead Recipe) 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon chili each chili powder and onion powder ½ teaspoon salt and a few turns of freshly ground pepper ½ cup ground oats (ground in a food processor or blender) or ground flaxseed 1 pound ground turkey (ideally white meat, or a mix of light and dark meat) 4 whole grain English Muffins Optional topping ideas: tomato slices, pickles, cheese, onions, mustard, ketchup In a mixing bowl, whisk together the Purple Pure

Pizza/Calzone Dough

Homemade Pizza/Calzone recipe my 10 y/o son will eat Mix in a small bowl and let sit/proof/bubble for 5 minutes or so : ¼ C hot water 1 TBSP yeast 1 TBSP sugar Then put these things in your mixer: 3 ½ C Flour 2 TBSP Oregano (crush/roll between hands before you put it in) 1 tsp garlic salt 2 TBSP garlic ¼  C olive oil ¼ C Parmesan  cheese Next add the yeast mixture and another  ¾ C. warm water.  Then I just let it mix for 5-10 minutes.  If it's sticky, I add more flour in until it isn't. This recipe will make 2 pizza crusts if you use regular size cookie sheets.  We use a jelly roll pan + a round pizza stone.  Son gets the stone pizza.  We roll them out pretty thin, because while I LOVE deep dish, it doesn't work well with my post gastric bypass stomach.  Hubs is on a diet, and son prefers thinner crust on homemade. So we spread the crusts out on their respective pans, and put in 425 ° oven for 7-10 mins.  Then we pull them out; put sauce, Parmesan

Texas Flour Tortillas

I got this recipe from The Homesick Texan , and intend to try it tonight. As long as my Kupcake stays asleep a little longer. Texas Flour Tortillas (adapted from The Border Cookbook by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison) Ingredients: Two cups of all-purpose flour (can make them whole wheat by substituting one cup of whole-wheat flour for white flour) 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder 1 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil 3/4 cups of warm milk Method: Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and oil. Slowly add the warm milk. Stir until a loose, sticky ball is formed. Knead for two minutes on a floured surface. Dough should be firm and soft. Place dough in a bowl and cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap for 20 minutes. After the dough has rested, break off eight sections, roll them into balls in your hands, place on a plate (make sure they aren’t touching) and then cover balls with damp cloth or plastic wrap for 10 minutes. (It’s very

Red Velvet Crepes with Raspberry & Sweet Cream Cheese Filling

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Made mine with strawberry preserves, and fresh strawberries on top.  Substituted cottage cheese for ricotta- they were FABULOUS and looked like this:   Red Velvet Crepes with Raspberry and Sweet Cream Cheese Filling Yield: 12 large or 16 small I found this recipe, basically, here Tidy Mom's Blog .  I changed a couple of things, and decided it sounds like a fabulous breakfast for Valentine's Day!  Dball thinks it would also be good for dinner tonight, or any time really. :) Ingredients 2 eggs 1 egg yolk 1 cup milk 1/2 cup water pinch salt 3 Tablespoons butter, melted 1 teaspoon sugar dash of vanilla 1 cup all-purpose flour 1½ Tablespoon Cocoa Powder red food color extra butter to cook with Raspberry Preserves Sweet Cream Cheese Filling Chocolate Sweet Cream Cheese Filling 16 ounces cream cheese, softened ½ tsp lemon juice 2 cups powdered sugar 1/ 2 cup ricotta 1 tsp vanilla extract Instructions Combine 2 eggs + 1 e