~~ Apple Fritters ~~

Ingredients:

• 1 Apple peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 Tbs. baking powder
• 1/2 Tbs. salt
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Tbs. Butter
• 3/4 Cup Flour
• 2 Eggs, beaten
• 2 Tbs. Cinnamon sugar
• For The Glaze:
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3-4 tbsp. milk

Directions:

• Combine dry ingredients. Combine eggs, milk, onion and butter. 
• Combine the chopped apple with dry ingredients and stir until smooth. 
• Drop batter by using teaspoons full into hot shortening at 350 degrees F and fry for 3 minutes, or until golden brown. 
• Drain on absorbent paper and sprinkle the Cinnamon sugar on them.

Or you can add a glaze instead of  the Cinnamon sugar:

• For the glaze (if using): In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, salt, vanilla extract and whole milk. (Option: add a tsp. of Cinnamon to the glaze)
• While the fritters are still a little warm, dip one fritter at a time into glaze. Place on a baking sheet or a plate lined with parchment paper.

~~ Apple Pancakes~~

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 peeled, cored, sliced apple
• 2 Tbs. Cinnamon sugar

Directions:

• Slice the apple to make apple rings.
• Mix the batter (or use pancake mix).
• Dip the apple slices in the batter to coat them.
• Cook them just like regular pancakes
• Sprinkle the Cinnamon sugar on top of the apple pancakes

My grandmother used to make them all the time for me.

~~ French Toast Casserole ~~

 Ingredients:

• 6 Eggs
• ½ a loaf of French bread
• 2 Cups Milk
• 1 TBS Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 TBS Ground Nutmeg
• 1 TBS Ground Cinnamon
• ½ Cup of raisins
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Butter

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Reserve 1 TBS of the Cinnamon and 1 TBS of brown sugar.
• Cube the French bread into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch cubes and place them in the baking dish.
• In a small sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat. Once butter has melted, stir in brown sugar until dissolved and mixture is smooth.
• In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk, add the Vanilla Extract, ground Nutmeg, ground Cinnamon, and raisins. Now slowly add the butter and brown sugar mixture while stirring.
• Pour the egg and butter mixture into the baking dish with the bread and toss the bread cubes until the bread is thoroughly coated with the mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

~~ French Toast ~~

Ingredients:

• 6 Eggs
• 6 Thick slices of bread ( about an 1/2 thick )(I sometime use raisin cinnamon bread)
• 3/4 Cup Milk
• 1 TBS Vanilla Extract
• 1 TBS Ground Nutmeg
• 1 TBS Ground Cinnamon
• 2 TBS Brown Sugar

Directions:

• Mix all of the ingredients together, except for the bread. 
• Soak both sides of the bread in the mixture and place on a greased pan in a 350^o F oven for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Turn over on bake for another 5 - 10 minutes.

~~ Dumplings ~~

 Ingredient:

• 3 TSP Shortening
• 1 1/2Cups Flour
• 2 TSP Baking power
• 3/4 Cup Milk
• 1/2 TSP Salt

Directions:

• Cut the shortening into flour and add the rest of the ingredients. 
• Drop the dough by 10 spoonfuls onto hot meat or vegetables in boiling stew (Do not drop into the liquid). 
• Cook uncovered for 10 minutes and covered for another 10 minutes.

~~ Potato Pancakes ~~

Ingredients: 

• 4 Medium potatoes
• 4 Large Eggs
• 1 Small onion
• 1/4 Cup All-purpose flour
• 1 TSP Salt
• 1/2 TSP Baking power
• Butter

Directions:

• Peel the potatoes and the onion. 
• Shred the potatoes and the onion in a food-processor. 
• Add all of the ingredients except for the butter and mix. 
• Grease a griddle with butter and cook like ordinary pancakes.

~~ Apple Fritters ~~

Ingredients: 

• 4 Apples
• 1 large egg
• 1 Cup All purpose flour
• 3/4 Cup Milk
• 1 TBS Sugar
• 2 TBS Vegetable oil
• 3 TSP Baking power
• 1/4TSP Salt
• Butter

Directions:

• Beat the egg and then mix in all the ingredients except for the apples and butter ( or if you lazy like me you can use a ready made pancake mix ). 
• Peel, core and slice the apples into ¼ inch slices. 
• Coat the apple slices in the batter and cook like ordinary pancakes, melting the butter on a griddle. 
• Serve with Maple syrup or confectionery sugar.