Mini Apple Pies
I got this idea from Pinterest. I used apples from my friend's garden. I cut up the apples and combined them with a little lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon. I would give you measurements had I measured, but I didn't. I just took the apples she gave and then added what seemed like enough sugar and cinnamon and then tasted and adjusted to taste. I personally hate making pie crust. Maybe some day I'll get over that, but with an 8 month old and being 6 months pregnant, I give myself a pass and I buy pie crust. I had one on hand left from a taco pie recipe I made earlier in the week.
I used a round cookie cutter to cut circles and put them in a greased muffin pan. I then cut out little hearts from the crust also. Once the apple mix had cooked down, I spooned it into the muffin tins, topped with the hearts, and baked at 425 for about 15 minutes. I took these to a birthday party and they were gone pretty quickly, so I'm thinking they were liked :)
Strawberry Preserves
My husband loves strawberry preserves, but they are so expensive to buy. Whenever I find a really good price on strawberries, I make a new batch of preserves. Here's my recipe:
32 ounces of strawberries hulled and mashed with a potato masher
4 T lemon juice
1 49 g pack of powdered pectin
1 T butter
7 c sugar
Combine strawberries, lemon juice, pectin and butter and bring to a rolling boil.
Add the sugar.
Bring to a rolling boil for about a minute
Turn off and remove foam if you have any on top
Ladle into jars, seal and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
Note: If you're new to canning, please read up on how to properly sanitize your jars. It's really important to keep everything sterile and at the right temperatures. There are a lot of great resources with this information, so I'm not going to rehash it on this blog, but please check it out.
I tried a new recipe for blackberry preserves, but I haven't tasted them yet, so I'm not going to post on here until I know if they turned out.
Do you have any great recipes for canning or for using fresh produce?
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