PEACH KUCHEN

This is delicious!! It could be served as a breakfast coffee cake or for dessert with ice cream.

1 1/2  cup shortening.
3 cups white sugar (divided)
6 eggs
3 cup flour
3/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 1/2  tsp vanilla
6 generous cups of sliced peaches (either canned or fresh)
1 1/2  tsp cinnamon
3/4 c  c chopped pecans or walnuts.

Cream shortening and 1 1/2 cup of sugar. Add eggs, then beat. Add flour, salt, baking powder and vanilla. Mix well.

Spread half of batter in greased and lightly floured 9 x 13 pan. Cover with peaches. Drop remaining batter over peaches.

Mix remaining 1 1/2 cup sugar with cinnamon and nuts. Sprinkle over cake. Bake at 350 for 45- 60 minutes.

Delicious Apple Pie

Delicious Apple Pie

This is the best apple pie that I have ever eaten. I adapted the recipe from All recipes.com.

• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 Tbsp water
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 8 apples. I used Granny smith, Macintosh and Cortland

Directions

1.                   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add water, white sugar and brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature and let simmer.

2.                   Mix the apples with most of the syrup. Reserve some to drizzle over the top.

3.                   Place the bottom crust in your pan. Fill with apples, mounded slightly. Cover with a lattice work crust. Gently pour the syrup over the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.

4.                   Cover the crust edges with aluminum foil to keep it from overbrowning.  Bake 25 minutes and remove foil. Bake about 45 minutes more.

5.                    Next time I may add raisins or nuts.