Hello, and welcome to Day 3 of the Fall-o-ween Quilt Designer's Blog Hop.
Today's featured designer is Roseann from Rosebud's Cottage.
I am sure she has something fantastic cooked up for you to make.
Hop on over to her blog and check it out.
The topic of the day is Tastes.
Oh my gosh where should I begin. Those of you who know me, know that food is my first love.
When the nights start getting cooler I start craving comfort food. Days of meals consisting of sweet corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes have passed and we move into things like, meat loaf, squash, cheesy potatoes, chili and cabbage and pork.
And yummy things like apple dumplings and caramel apples.
When I was growing up, fall meant caramel apples from Klemish's Bakery.
They cost a nickel or a dime, depending on the size of the apples that day.
The caramel was soft and buttery and would puddle
on the wax paper at the bottom of the apple.
I would always choose the one with the biggest caramel puddle.
I saved that part for the very end. Yep just lick the caramel off the wax paper.
Klemish bakery is no longer in Jackson.
I have never found a caramel apple as good as the ones made at Klemish's bakery,
and I have been told that the recipes from Klemish bakery died with old Gloomy Klemish .
(I was very old before I realized why they called him Gloomy.) Baker….worked at night...slept in the day...never saw the sun.
Fall brings us an abundance of apples.
My favorite way to use fall apples is my sister's Apple Dumpling recipe.
It is quick, easy and VERY good.
Brenda's Apple Dumplings
1 cup sugar
1 stick real butter (do not substitute)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 green granny smith apples
1 can refrigerated Pillsbury crescent rolls
1/2 cup Mountain Dew soft drink
Melt sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon together in a saucepan.
Cook until sugar is dissolved.
Peel and quarter 2 apples.
Wrap 1 crescent roll dough around each apple piece; dough does not have to cover apple entirely.
Place apples in a greased glass pie pan or small glass baking dish.
Pour sugar mixture over all.
Pour Mountain Dew over all.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until apples are soft and dumplings are a golden brown & crispy.
Serve warm with ice cream & drizzle caramel from bottom of dish over the ice cream. Serves 4 people.
1 stick real butter (do not substitute)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 green granny smith apples
1 can refrigerated Pillsbury crescent rolls
1/2 cup Mountain Dew soft drink
Melt sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon together in a saucepan.
Cook until sugar is dissolved.
Peel and quarter 2 apples.
Wrap 1 crescent roll dough around each apple piece; dough does not have to cover apple entirely.
Place apples in a greased glass pie pan or small glass baking dish.
Pour sugar mixture over all.
Pour Mountain Dew over all.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until apples are soft and dumplings are a golden brown & crispy.
Serve warm with ice cream & drizzle caramel from bottom of dish over the ice cream. Serves 4 people.
My favorite Fall snack is Corn Candy and Peanuts.
Gudrun mixes popcorn with hers and calls it a salad.
Gudrun is my kind of gal.
The topic tomorrow will be Texture.
When you finish your projects take a picture. Use this link to post the pictures on Flickr for all of us to see.
Hop around from blog to blog, I am sure you will find some yummy recipes. Leave a comment to be eligible for the Grand Prize.
GE Designs, Pieces of My Heart, Atkinson Designs, Pat Sloan, Anka's Treasures,
New Leaf Stitches, Whimsicals, Miss Rosies,
Rosebud's Cottage, Linda Lum DeBono.
Now go mix yourself up some corn candy and enjoy the day.
See you tomorrow.
From my heart,
Sandy
