Preparing the Bounty
As we come across recipes that make our mouths water and meet our stringent requirements (i.e. we loved every bite!) we will post them in this section. Feel free to send some of your own tried and true masterpieces for us to put to the test (send to: recipes@redjacketorchards.com).
Mom's Awesome Apple Pie Recipe
(verbatim from Marilyn Nicholson)
My pastry recipe is very simple.
Crust Ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup shortening
5-6 Tbsp cold water.
Mix together, separate into two balls (one for bottom, other for top lattice) put in frig while you prepare fruit. Roll out on floured surface.
Pie Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp corn starch
1 tsp cinnamon
6 cups sliced, pared, cored Red Jacket apples (I like to use Ida Red)
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp butter
Mix together dry ingredients. Toss with fruit and lemon juice. Turn into pastry lined pie crust. Dot with butter. Cover pie with pastry (I like to do a lattice top). Bake in 425 F over 50 minutes or until crust is browned.
Grandma’s Apple Kuchen (pronounced Kugen)
Emily Nicholson’s German dessert made from apples or summer fruits as available.
1 cup bisquick
1/4 cup of sugar
1 egg
milk
brown granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter
cinnamon and some nutmeg
5 or 6 apples (quick cooking) also can use sliced apricots (cut in half and placed bottom side up) peaches and plums when in season.
Mix bisquick, sugar, egg and enough milk to make soft batter. Spread into well greased (7 x 11 approx.) pan. Slice apples thinly and spread across pan, uniformly together. Sprinkle brown sugar and spices over fruit. Dot with slices of butter. Bake at 400 degrees on bottom shelf for 10 to 15 min. Transfer to top shelf to brown top. Bakes quickly so watch and test with fork to soft texture.
Other RJO Recipes:
Apple Cider Molasses and Apple Syrup Recipes
Guest Recipes:
Summer Applesauce Red Jacket Orchards - Blue Heron Kitchen
Baked Apples (and the rain) - Blue Heron Kitchen
Cherry Cake - Blue Heron Kitchen
Ultimate Peach Crumb Cake (en regalia) - Blue Heron Kitchen
