heyjoe <address@is.invalid>: Sep 27 04:14PM
Leonard Blaisdell wrote :
> look like Granny Smiths, and half are a reddish variety of some sort.
> Just eating apples, the old-fashioned way, is out of the question with
> my teeth.
Sorry to hear how disillusioned you are about your free apples, but
thought I'd throw out an idea and a couple of recipes.
Apple Cake!
We make the Washington Apple Cale recipe every year, some times with
frosting, but it really isn't needed.
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Washington Apple Cake
(from Benson & Hedges presents Recipes from Great American Inns)
The Captain Whidbey Inn, Coupeville, Washington
Ninety minutes from Seattle, this wilderness lodge on Whidbey Island
attracts weekenders seeking peace and quiet, as well as salmon
fishermen and seafood lovers.
The Stone family, in residence since 1964, has preserved the
remoteness of the inn's location (no TV, no telephones), but brought
the world to the Whidbey kitchen. Here, Shirley Stone supervises
menus that deal sophisticatedly with salmon, Dungeness crab and
Olympia oysters, in addition to "land foods" like roast beef,
tenderly ministered steaks and succulent baby lamb.
The perfect ending to a meal at the Captain Whidbey is the inn's
Washington Apple Cake. This dessert, originated close to home, is
aromatic with spices and the fragrance of Washington state orchards,
and offers a fitting climax to a meal served amid the tranquility of
nature
Washington Apple Cake
3 eggs
2 c sugar
1 c cooking oil
2 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 c walnuts, chopped
4 c tart apples, pared and thinly sliced
Beat eggs with mixer until thick and light. Combine sugar and oil;
pour into eggs with mixer on medium speed. Stir together flour,
cinnamon, soda and salt; add to egg mixture with vanilla; beat to
mix. Stir in walnuts. Spread apples in a buttered 13x9x2 inch pan.
pour batter over apples, spreading to cover. Bake in a 350°F oven
for 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool. Spread with Cream Cheese
Icing.
Cream Cheese Icing
2 3 oz. pkg cream cheese
¼ c butter, melted
2 c powdered sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
Soften cream cheese. Beat until fluffy. Beat in melted butter; then
beat in powdered sugar and lemon juice. Spread over cooled cake.
Refrigerate.
makes 12-15 servings.
Note: Batter is quite stiff. A heavy duty mixer will handle it, but
my hand mixers don't have enough power. My arm and wooden spoon
handle the final mixing.
Walnuts are optional
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Barb Schaller says "And here's mine -- I've made it for more than 40
years."
Raw Apple Cake
Recipe By: posted to r.f.cooking by Barb Schaller, 10-22-2010
Serving Size: 6-8
2 cups diced unpeeled apple
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Mix together apple, egg, oil, sugar and vanilla. Sift remaining dry
ingredients together and add, along with nuts. Just mix it up.
Batter is very stiff. Press into greased and floured 9² round baking
pan.
Bake 35-45 minutes at 350°.
While still warm, glaze with a mixture of butter, powdered sugar, and
milk.
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