Almond Cranberry Muffins

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Almond Cranberry Muffins

Muffins

Cream together:

*3 tablespoons Butter, room temperature
*1 cup Sugar
*1 teaspoon Almond Extract

Add:

*1 1/2 cups Evaporated Canned Milk, or I used 1 cup Evaporated Milk and 1/2 cup of Whipping Cream

Dry ingredients:

*1 cup White Wheat Pastry Flour or All-Purpose Flour
*1 cup All-Purpose Flour
*1 teaspoon Salt
*3 teaspoon Baking Powder

Whisk dry ingredients together and then add to wet ingredients. Mix with electric mixer until smooth.

* 2 cups Raw Cranberries, washed and drained
* 2 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour, to coat Raw Cranberries

Fold in Cranberries into muffin batter.

In Muffin Tin and I like to use cupcake liners. Fill each cup 3/4 full with batter and bake at 350* F. For about 25 minutes.

Recipe makes 2 dozen Almond Cranberry Muffins.

Top them with warm Butter Cream Sauce.

Butter Cream Sauce

In a Sauce Pan, on medium-low heat, bring the following ingredients to a boil and then pour over individual muffins and serve.

*1/2 cup Butter
*1/2 cup Sugar
*1/2 cup Whipping Cream

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Recipe adapted from my sister Christy.

Enjoy!

Lindy

Gooey Apple Crisp

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Gooey Apple Crisp

*5 1/2 cups Apples cut into small pieces or slices, use apples of your choice, I used Red Delicious
*3 tablespoons Lemon Juice to a bowl of water

Cut up apples and place in Lemon Water until ready to use and then drain off water and add the following ingredients. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla to drained Apples.

In a bowl mix:

*1/2 cup Sugar
*1 teaspoon Cinnamon
*1 tablespoon Flour

Add the above mixture to the apples with vanilla.

Crust & Topping

*2/3 cup packed Brown Sugar

*3/4 cup Flour

*1 and 1/2 cups Old fashion Oats

*1 and 1/2 cups Quick Oats

*1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon

*1/2-3/4 cup Salted Butter, melted

*Kraft Caramel Bites, handful

Mix together the above dry ingredients together and then add melted butter slowly until desired texture for crust.

In a well-greased/cooking spray 9 x 13 Stone Pan or Glass Pan.

Spread all but 1/2 cup of this mixture for the crust and the 1/2 cup left for the topping. Sprinkle the crust with a handful Caramel Bites.

Layer next with Apple mixture and topping and again with handful Caramel Bites.

Bake in a 350* oven for about 45 minutes

Serves 12 people

Note: This recipe is made to be eaten warm from the oven served with Whipped Topping or Vanilla Ice-Cream. If you refrigerate Apple Crisp it will be difficult to remove from pan.

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Enjoy!

Lindy