Apple Recipes
Apple recipes and autumn time go hand and hand. In September school's decorate their classrooms in apples, families go to apple orchards and many families bake apple pie. If you are lucky enough to have an apple tree at your house you are busy harvesting apples in September. Whether it is yellow, red or green, there are well over 20 different varieties of apples. Which makes for a lot of apple recipes throughout the world!! Learn about Apple Food Facts. Apple Turnovers This recipe is one the kids will love to put together but it is has many steps. So if you have a younger chef break the steps into smaller tasks. For example, prepare the dough and the filling yourself, then call the kids in to help put the turnovers together. 1 8oz pkg. Cream cheese, softened ¾ Cup butter or margarine, softened 1 egg, separated 3 Tablespoons cold water, divided 2 Cup flour 7 Cup thinly sliced peeled apples (about 6) ¾ Cup sugar 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 
In a mixing bowl, cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Separate egg yolk from egg white. Chill the egg white to use later. Beat egg yolk and 2 Tablespoons cold water into cream cheese mixture. Gradually beat in flour until well blended. Shape mixture into a ball and chill 1 hour. This will be the turnover dough.In saucepan, toss apples with sugar and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes until apples are tender. Roll pastry dough to 1/8 in. thickness; cut circles with a biscuit cutter. If you'd like bigger turnovers use a small bowl and cut out around the bowl. Top each circle with a tablespoon or more of apple mixture. Fold pastry over filling and press together with a fork. In small bowl, whisk egg white and 1 tablespoon water. Brush over pastry and sprinkle with sugar. Place on greased cookie sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 18-20 minutes. Serve with ice cream, if desired. Baked Apples in the Microwave Find the apple recipe used with our Chef in Training kids cooking lessons #10 here. Apple Crisp 2 large baking apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 cup butter or margarine Prepare apples by peeling, coring and slicing. Place in bottom of a small casserole dish. In mixing bowl add oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter. Mix together until crumbly. Can use your hands to break up clumps. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. 
Apple Recipe for Apple DumplingsPie dough or crescent roll dough 6 small cooking apples 3 tablespoons raisins 3 tablespoons chopped nuts 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup apple juice or apple cider 1/2 cup corn syrup 2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon In mixing bowl combine raisins and nuts. Cut pie dough into squares large enough to wrap apple up in. (If using crescent roll dough push perforated edges and seal together. Then cut into squares.) Core apples and place on dough square. Stuff raisins and nut mixture into each apple. Wrap apples up joining each corner together. Place in baking dish. Add sugar, apple juice, corn syrup, butter and cinnamon to a saucepan and boil several minutes. Pour over apples and bake in 350 degrees oven for 40 minutes until golden brown. Poke apples with a knife to see if they are tender. Apple Pie Need a recipe for pie crust see our Junior Chef Kids Cooking Lesson #5 Then use this apple recipe for apple pie filling: 8 medium tart apples 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon salt Peel, core and slice apples thin. In bowl stir sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together and toss together with apples stirring to coat. Place in pie crust and top with another crust or use a crumb topping instead. Apple Crumb Topping ¾ Cup brown sugar ¾ Cup flour ½ teaspoon Nutmeg 1/3 Cup chilled butter, cut into pieces Mix ingredients together until crumbly. Pour apples in pie shell and top with crumb mixture. Bake 400 degrees for 35 minutes. 
 For extra fun use extra pie dough to cut out fun shapes with cookie cutters. Use these to decorate the top of your pie.*Apple Cake recipe from our Junior Chef kids cooking lessons. Easy Apple Recipes and Activities for Younger Kids
Apple Recipe for Waldorf Salad4 cups shredded iceberg lettuce, optional 2 red apples, diced 1 Tablespoon lemon juice ¼ cup grapes, halved ½ Cup walnuts, chopped 2 stalks celery, sliced ½ Cup Plain yogurt, optional If using lettuce shred and place in bowl. Set aside. Have adult dice apples. Pour lemon juice over apples so they won't turn brown. Add grapes, walnuts and celery to apples and stir together. Stir yogurt over top and mix together. Serve as is or mixed with lettuce. Chunky Applesauce in the Crock Pot 6 medium apples 1/3 Cup water ½ Cup sugar ¾ teaspoon cinnamon Have adult peel and cut apples in chunks. Place in crock pot. Child can add water, sugar, and cinnamon to apples and stir together. Cover and cook on low 8 hours.
Apple Frogs
Apple Smiles Stuffed Apple Recipe
2 quarts apple juice if using apples make 8 cups juice in juicer machine 1 teaspoon cloves 2 cinnamon sticks ¼ Cup brown sugar Combine ingredients in crock pot and cook on low 2-3 hours. Great for cold autumn nights. **can also add cinnamon heart candies for fun. We hope you enjoy cooking this autumn season with these kids apple recipes. Kids Cooking Video: No Bake Apple PieCreate a Favorite Apple Recipe page.Submit your favorite kids recipeDo you have a favorite recipe your kids love to make? Or a recipe your kids ask you to make again and again? Share it with us! Back to Kids Seasonal Cooking Activities from Apple Recipes...
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