Easy Skillet Apple Pie

Served at "Back to School" Activity 9/11/2014

Recipe and picture taken from My Recipes.com

• 2 pounds Granny Smith apples 
• 2 pounds Braeburn apples
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar 
• 1/2 cup butter 
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 (14.1-oz.) package refrigerated pie crusts 
• 1 egg white 
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 
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• 1. Preheat oven to 350º. Peel apples, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges. Toss apples with cinnamon and 3/4 cup granulated sugar.
• 2. Melt butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat; add brown sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and place 1 piecrust in skillet over brown sugar mixture. Spoon apple mixture over piecrust, and top with remaining piecrust. Whisk egg white until foamy. Brush top of piecrust with egg white; sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar. Cut 4 or 5 slits in top for steam to escape.

1. 3. Bake at 350º for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly, shielding with aluminum foil during last 10 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool on a wire rack 30 minutes before serving. Serve with ice cream.
   

Apple Dip

Served at "Back to School" Activity 9/1//2014

Recipe taken from Chef In Training

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• 16 individually-wrapped caramels, unwrapped
• ¼ cup water
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt caramels with water, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
3. Lastly, fold in caramel mixture into the cream cheese mixture.
4. Serve immediately with apple slices.

Sharon Smith's Chocolate Chip Cookies

For those who attended Relief Society on July 20th you will remember these delicious cookies Sharon passed around during her lesson!

2 sticks of butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar-packed

Whip 3 ingredients until fluffy

Add
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups bread flour
1 cup chocolate chips

To test dough, touch, if it doesn't stick to your finger it's perfect. Bake at 375 degrees until lightly brown. About 7 minutes.

Party Punch

This party punch is great for summer!  Taken from here.

1 can frozen piña colada concentrate, thawed (Bacardi makes a good one)
1 can frozen orange pineapple juice concentrate, thawed
4 liters of sprite
1 bag of pebble ice (You can buy it at Sonic Drive-In)
1 bag of frozen raspberries

Directions:
Pour the thawed concentrates into your punchbowl and stir.
Use one of the empty cans add 4 cans of water.  Stir.
Add sprite
Next, add about half your bag of pebble ice.Add your frozen raspberries on top.