Easy Autumn Recipes

Fall is in the air! Fill your kitchen with the aroma of fresh
baked apples. Here are some easy autumn apple recipes that your family is sure to enjoy.

Apple Crisp

4 c. sliced apples
1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. soft margarine or butter
2/3 c. brown sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place sliced apples in greased pan.
Blend remaining ingredients until mix is crumbly. Spread over
apples. Bake 30-35 min. (or until apples are tender) and topping
is golden brown. Serve warm with cream, ice cream, or cool whip.
Rhubarb, peaches, huckleberries, etc., may be used instead of
apples.

Applemallow Bake

6 c. (6 medium) peeled and thinly sliced apples
3 c. miniature marshmallows
1/4 c. cinnamon candies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In ungreased 9x5 inch loaf pan or 1
qt. baking dish, mix apples, cinnamon candies, and 2 c.
marshmallows. Top with remaining 1 c. marshmallows. Bake,
uncovered, for 45-50 min. until apples are tender. Serve hot.

Apple Cake

4 c. fresh apples (diced)
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped nuts
2 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. sugar
2 well-beaten eggs
2 tsp. baking soda

Mix apples and sugar thoroughly. Add vegetable oil, nuts, eggs
and vanilla. Mix and add flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Bake in greased 9x13 pan for 1 hr. or until shrinks from edges of
pan. Serve plain, iced, or with cool whip.

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, organizing tips, home decorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at www.creativehomemaking.com.