Apple Pie Potpourri Non Food Recipes

GRAMMIE'S NO-CRUST APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.)
• In a large bowl, combine apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, white sugar and 1/2 cup baking mix. Stir together the milk and eggs and mix into apple mixture, Pour filling into pie plate and dot with butter.
• To make the Topping: In a large bowl, combine 1 cup baking mix, walnuts, brown sugar and margarine. Mix until crumbly and sprinkle over top of apples.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until apples are cooked and topping is golden brown.

NO-BAKE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix gelatin, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1-1/2 cups water. Add apples; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until apples are tender, about 5 minutes., In a bowl, mix pudding mix and remaining water; stir into apple mixture. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in nuts. Transfer to crust., Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. If desired, serve with whipped topping.

NO SUGAR APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch, cinnamon, and 1/3 cup of the apple juice concentrate. Set aside.
• In a large saucepan simmer apples with remaining apple juice concentrate until apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in cornstarch mixture and continue to simmer until thickened. Remove from heat.
• Spoon apple mixture into pastry-lined pie plate. Cover with top crust. Seal and flute edges. Cut steam vents in top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

APPLE PIE SPICE POTPOURRI

Steps:

• Dried Apple Slices: Preheat your oven to 150 degrees.
• Slice the unpeeled apple in very thin slices and lay in a single layer on a baking sheet sprayed lightly with vegetable oil spray and bake for 30 minutes.
• You can sprinkle a little cinnamon on top to make these cinnamon dried apples.
• Let the dried apple cool for about ten minutes before adding to the other ingredients.
• In a lidded glass jar (a Mason jar is perfect) combine all of the ingredients of the potpourri mixture, and gently combine with a wooden spoon.
• Cover tightly.
• This mixture will keep for months.
• To use, place about a tablespoon into 2 cups of boiling water.
• Turn down the heat and let the mixture simmer gently to release all of the wonderful apple pie scent!

NO PIE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• For the apple pie spice: Mix together the cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cardamom if using in a small bowl.
• For the apples: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the apple halves core-side down on a flat surface. Before slicing, place chopsticks or wooden spoons on either side of them to make sure you don't cut all the way through. Slice almost all the way to the bottom of each apple half at 1/4-inch intervals, then place them on a sheet pan.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of the butter, 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of the apple pie spice and the orange juice in a pitcher. Drizzle over the apples, making sure they are well coated and the drizzle goes into the slits. Bake until they are just starting to get tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix together the oats, almonds, salt, remaining melted butter, remaining brown sugar, orange zest and remaining apple pie spice. Sprinkle the oat mixture over the apples, making sure to get some between the slices without breaking the apples. Bake until the topping is slightly crisp and golden, another 10 minutes. Drizzle with honey and serve with ice cream.

CHEMICAL APPLE PIE (NO APPLE APPLE PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C).
• Roll out pastry and set aside. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
• In a small bowl mix together sugar and cream of tartar. Add mixture to boiling water. Stir, then add crackers, one at a time. Boil for 3 minutes, but do not stir.
• Pour cracker mixture into pastry-lined pie pan. Sprinkle crackers with cinnamon and dot with butter or margarine. Cover with top pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until crust is golden brown. May need to cover top pastry partway through baking to prevent overbrowning.

NO BAKE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Place Granny Smith apples in a saucepan over medium-high heat; stir in brown sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until brown sugar thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir 1 pinch cinnamon into apple mixture; pour into graham cracker crust.
• Combine gelatin, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, and salt together in a saucepan; stir in sweetened condensed milk and eggs. Let gelatin mixture stand until dissolved, about 1 minute. Place saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until mixture thickens, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in applesauce until thoroughly mixed; pour over apple layer. Chill until set, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

APPLE POTPOURRI

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and place in a tight jar or tin.
• Shake every few days.
• Cinnamon oil has an extremely strong scent that intensifies as it is absorbed. Add additional oil if needed.

APPLE PIE WITH NO APPLES

Steps:

• In a saucepan mix water, sugar and cream of tartar.
• Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
• Add Ritz crackers.
• Bring to a hard boil for 2 minutes.
• DO NOT STIR.
• Remove from heat and pour into pie crust.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon and place butter pats on top.
• Put pie crust strips on top to form a lattice.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

SPICED ORANGE POTPOURRI (NON-FOOD)

Steps:

• Into a small crock pot, place orange peels, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
• Pour water over all.
• Set on low heat for the entire day, checking the water level periodically to prevent burning.
• You can even enjoy it for one more day if you like. Just place the cooled mixture into a container, refrigerate and reheat another day (which is what I do often).

APPLE PIE POTPOURRI (NON-FOOD)

Steps:

• Into a small crock pot, place apple peels, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Pour water over all.
• Set on low heat for the entire day, checking the water level periodically to prevent burning.
• You can even enjoy it for one more day if you like. Just place the cooled mixture into a container, refrigerate and reheat another day (which is what I do often).