Apple Brownies

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Apple Brownies
Ingredients:
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 C. flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
3 large or 4 small apples, peeled and diced
granulated sugar (for sprinkling on top after baking)
Caramel Ice Cream topping (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Choose your pan size: either a 9 x 13 pan, two pie pans, or a pie pan and four mini-loaf pans. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and apples. Mix well. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with sugar. When cool, drizzle with caramel sauce if desired.

Bubba Gump Garlic bread

We just eyeball the amounts, so just grab a bowl and put in as much of each as you'd like.

At least 4 Tablespoons full of butter (or margarine)
Lots o parmasean cheese!
A few teaspoons of garlic salt.

Bake at 375 for about 5-7 minutes. VOILA!

Dutch Oven Oatmeal

2 Cubes Butter
2 Cups Brown Sugar
1 Tsp Salt
6 Cups Oats
6 Cups Water
1 Apple (Diced)

Melt the butter in the dutch oven, add sugar, salt, oats, water, and the diced apple. Takes approximately 10 minutes to cook. Cook until it is the consistency that you prefer. There is nothing like it on a cold morning in the mountains. Enjoy!

Egan's Hot Aritchoke Dip

Preheat Oven 375*
Bake 20-25 minutes
Serves 10-15

2-3 Cooked Artichoke Hearts Chopped
1 oz. (1/2 cup) Chopped Spinach
1 cup Mayonaise
1 cup Sour Cream
1 cup Kraft Shredded Parmesan
1/2 tsp. Garlic Powder

Combine Artichoke, Spinach, Garlic, Sour Cream, Mayonaise, & Parmesan.

Pour mixture into baking pan.

Enjoy!

Apple Cinnamon Bread

Makes 1 loaf.

Bread:
1 stick of butter
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vinegar
2 beaten eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. chopped & peeled apples
1 tbs. cinnamon

Topping:
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbs. sugar
2 tbs. flour
2 tbs. butter

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Mix butter and sugar. Dissolve soda in vinegar. Add eggs. Mix together and then add the rest of the ingredients. Poor batter (it will be thick) into a greased 8" x 5" bread pan.

Prepare topping by mixing ingredients together until crumbly. Cover batter with topping. Bake for 50-60 mins.

Fried Oreos of Doom

From Erin and Brandon

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup milk Vegetable oil, for frying
20 to 25 Double Stuff Oreos
Confectioners' sugar or melted dipping chocolate, for garnish

Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and the milk. Combine the milk mixture with the flour mixture, stirring just until well blended.

In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, add enough oil to come 1/3 of the way up the sides of the pan, or about 1 1/2 inches deep. Heat oil to 360° F. Dip cookies in batter and carefully place in hot oil. Fry until batter is golden, about 2 minutes. Turn cookies and fry for 1 more minute. Remove and place cookies on a paper towel-lined plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar or dip in melting chocolate and serve immediately.

Microwave Caramel Corn

From Jean and Bruce

7 large marshmallows or 2 tbsp light corn syrup
1 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
3 to 4 quarts popped popcorn

Combine marshmallows, butter and brown sugar in a glass mixing bowl. Microwave on 100% power for 3 minutes. Add baking soda, stir and cook for 30 seconds on 100% power.
Stir and pour immediately over 3 to 4 quarts of popped popcorn.