I almost forgot I have a BUNCH of apples. My brother gets them at work for Christmas, and he doesn't like apples.

I just checked them, and they are all ok. Probably slightly overripe now, but they aren't bad by a long shot.

There are 24 Red Delicious apples. I want to do SOMETHING with them tomorrow...but I'm not sure what. If I can't think of anything, I'll just make crock pot applesauce, put it in foodsaver bags and freeze it. I'd like to do something else, anything, but I dunno what.

What I have: One of those apple peeler/corer/slicer thingies, a crock pot, a big stock pot (5 quarts+?), a large variety of spices/seasonings, Foodsaver machine.

Any ideas? Suggestions for something different?

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I got this recipe from a recipe web site quite a while ago and make these often:

Applewood Farmhouse Fritters

1 1/2 cup self rising flour
1 Tablespoon of sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 Tablespoon oil
3 Cups of apples, peeled & chopped finely
Hot vegetable oil for frying equal to 1/2 inch deep
Powdered sugar
1.Combine dry ingredients.
2.Add eggs, milk, 1 tablespoonful oil, and apples.
3.Stir just until combined.
4.Drop batter by spoonfuls into hot oil.
5.Cook 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
6.Drain on paper towels.
7.Roll fritters in powdered sugar.

Unfortunately, red delicious apples aren't good cooking apples...they're really an 'eating' apple. Maybe if you buy some better cooking apples, like granny smiths or something, and mix them with the red delicious, that might work for sauce.

My SIL makes an AWESOME baked apple dish in the crock pot. You could try and see if the red delicious would work.

Usy your peeler/corer thingy and then slice the apples (maybe 4-6?). Put in the crockpot with a couple of cinnamon sticks and turn it on high, cook for a couple of hours. Serve the apples warm over vanilla ice cream. It is sooooo good!!!!! (I think it's a WW recipe too, if you eat it without the ice cream )

apple bread

3 c flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
2 c sugar
1 c oil
1 Tbs vanilla
2 c peeled diced apples (I usually do 3 apples and just dump em all in)
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1 tsp flour


Mix flour, cinnamon,nutmeg soda, salt and baking powder together.
Beat eggs and add sugar and oil.
Add vanilla and dry ingredients.
Stir in apples.
Mix walnuts in a tsp of flour and add to batter.
Pour into 2 greased loaf pans.
Bake at 350 50-60 min.


I also do a cinn/sugar sprinkle on top before baking(opt)

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apple danish

2 1/2 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 c shortening
1 egg yolk
1/2 c milk

10 apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/2 c light brown sugar
1/4 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 egg white

Preheat oven to 375.

Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening,til it looks like coarse crumbs.
Beat egg yolk in measuring cup and add enough milk to make 2/3 c total liquid.
Stir into flour mix til all flour is damp.
Divide the dough in half.
On floured surface, roll half the dough into a rectangle and fit into a 9x13.

Mix apples, brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Put apple mixture in pan.

Roll out rest of dough and put over apples.
Seal edges and cut slits in top dough. Beat egg white till frothy and brush on crust.
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 min,til golden brown.

Let cool and drizzle w/mix of lemon juice and powdered sugar(or sprinkle sugar/cinn mix over egg wash)

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OMG!!!

My grandma used to make applebread all the time.

Do you know if it freezes well or not?

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yes it freezes fine I wrap in platsic wrap...then in foil.

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Well thanks everyone!

I think I"m going to do a few of the recipes.

I know they aren't the best cooking apples (the absolute best I've found were the "gone wild" apples from our property - ancient trees with nice firm SUPER flavored apples!), but I'm not a big eater of Red Delicious - they are just so...bland and watery to me.

Thanks a lot! I'd feel so bad if they spoiled!

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