Sweets
Mom’s Southern Stewed Apples
The other day was Em’s 7th Birthday!
I cannot believe enough time has passed to be able to say that.
I always try to make everyone’s favorite dinner for their birthday. My mom has always done that and it always made me feel so special. I have tried to continue this tradition with my own family.
One of her favorite things is my Mom’s Stewed Apples. She can eat enough to make her sick…… and I don’t blame her. I have to hold back myself.
They are SOOOOO good!
First, take some Granny Smith Apples. (I use the whole bag because I like to make a lot)
Peel, core, and slice. ( I use a peeler first, then put them under this handy little baby made by Pampered Chef)
I fill them up in the pot first to see how high they go. Then I put them into a seperate bowl while I ……..
Melted half a stick of butter in the saucepan,
Added some Cinnamon,
And for whatever reason, felt there wasn’t enough butter, so I added another half stick of butter. Yes, there is now 1 whole stick of butter in the recipe and YES! I’m SORRY! : D
Then I added a 1/2 cup of sugar and mixed until it was dissolved.
Add the apple slices.
Toss the apples until they are completely coated in the cinnamon/sugar mixture and allow to simmer for 45 minutes.
This is what they looked like after 20 minutes.
And this is what they looked like after 45 minutes. Softened and DELICIOUS!
Complete YUMMINESS!
Recipe: Mom’s Southern Stewed Apples
Inredients:
– 1 Bag Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
– 1 stick Unsalted Butter
– 3 Tablespoons Cinnamon
– 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
Directions:
– In a medium saucepan, melt butter on medium heat.
– Add cinnamon and sugar and mix well.
– Add apples and stir, mixing well in cinnamon/butter/sugar mixture. *Bowl will be very full, so be careful mixing.
– Allow to simmer on medium low, stirring occasionally for 45-50 minutes, or until apples are soft and tender.
*Make sure you stir occasionally! If not, sugar/butter mixture may burn.
Sweet Tea Biscuits
My next entry for “Sweet Tea Week” is none other than a tribute to this sites namesake. Well part of it.
It’s no secret that I love biscuits. Hence, one of my previous blogpost about, you guessed it! Buttermilk Biscuits. Here is a link to it in case you missed it before: http://babiesandbiscuits.com/buttermilk-quick-biscuits#more-564 . I have already proclaimed this at the top of my lungs and will continue to FOR – E- VER! (Remember that part in the movie, “The Sandlot”? Where Squints tells the story and he says,”FOR-E-VER”!) ????? That is the kind of forever I mean.
Anyway, moving on…..
I wanted to do a biscuit, but REALLY wanted to incorporate Sweet Tea somehow. I decided to use Paula Deen’s Buttermilk Yeast Biscuits as a base and then I tweaked it.
SO! This is what I did:
I must say, they turned out pretty nice.
First, I boiled 1 cup water and then added 3 Family Size tea bags. › Continue reading
Sweet Tea
You know I had to do it.
The only appropriate thing to do when you do a week about sweet tea, is actually START with Sweet Tea!
I have tried a bunch of different versions. Be it restaurants. Be it grandma’s. Be it mom’s. You get the picture.
One thing I have figured out, is that I don’t really like my sweet tea………. well TOO sweet.
I mean, let’s be honest. Sometimes, you come across some that are so sweet, it is literally like drinking a glass of syrup. › Continue reading
Lime Pickles
When Mom and Dad visited last week, they brought me 8 lbs. of cucumbers from their garden. That could only mean one thing for me! PICKLES!!!!
I had found this “Lime Pickles” recipe a few years back and it was great. I figured if it wasn’t broke, I wasn’t gonna fix it, so I used it for these too.
*Just to warn you, this post has A LOT of pictures, so get ready…..
Here is what I did:
Take a pickling crock and fill it with water. If you dont have a crock, you can use a plastic food grade container or some type of enamel ware. Just dont use an aluminum pot because the lime could stain it. › Continue reading
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