Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 1 recipe pastry double crust pie

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 Tablespoons water
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and sliced (16 wedges per apple)
• Milk
• Cinnamon sugar, optional

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg to form a paste. Add water, vanilla extract, white sugar and brown sugar, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately stir in the apples, coating completely.
2. Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with coated apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work (or if preferred, a whole top) crust. If using a whole top crust, cut slips to allow steam to escape. Brush the top of the pie with milk, and sprinkle cinnamon sugar if desired.
3. Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Continue baking for 40 to 50 minutes, or until apples are soft.

Classic Waffles

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar; set aside. Preheat waffle iron to desired temperature.
2. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.
3. Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp. Serve immediately.

No Corn Syrup Pecan Pie

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy, and stir in melted butter. Stir in the brown sugar, white sugar and the flour; mix well. Last add the milk, vanilla and nuts.
3. Pour into the unbaked 9-inch pie shell. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes at 375 degrees, then reduce temperature to 325 degrees and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until done.