The Apple Street Cottage

That's right, my friends.  While everyone else is excited about pumpkin spice, here at the Cottage, it's all about apples!  Now, don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against pumpkins, but if I had to choose, apples would win every single time! That's why I'm sharing with you my 3 favorite apple recipes.  They're easy and taste delicious!   First, and most important is my Applesauce Recipe .  Most important because I use it in place of vegetable oil.  Around here, we've stopped using most cooking oils including vegetable, sunflower, canola, etc.  The reason?  They are processed with Hexane, a chemical commonly extracted from petroleum and crude oil.  I've read the levels of it are safe, but, personally, I don't want any petroleum products (that are also used in glue, varnish, and ink) in the food I eat.   To make applesauce, all you need is a bag of apples, a half cup of brown sugar and a cup of water.  Cook them down and ...

It's apple season around here.  The orchards are packed on weekends, the trees are full of beautiful, red apples, and cider is on the stand for sale.  Apples are my favorite and after searching many different recipes, I came up with this easy muffin recipe that's perfect with a cup of coffee or tea. Ingredients: 2 cups of sugar 2 eggs 1 cup of applesauce* 1 Tbsp of vanilla 3 cups of flour 1 tsp of baking soda 1 tsp of salt 1-2 tsp of cinnamon - you decide 4 medium apples peeled, cored, and diced brown sugar for sprinkling on top 1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2.  Line muffin tins with 16 paper liners. 3.  With a mixer, combine sugar, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla.  4.  In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.   5.  Add the flour mixture to the sugar/egg mixture in thirds, mixing each addition well.   6.  Add the diced apples and mix well by hand. It will be ...