Grandmother's Apple Crunch

Possibly the best apple crisp recipe. Ever.
This is yet another Gooseberry Patch recipe.

6-8 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar,
1/2 all purpose flour ( I use gluten free)
1/2 cup butter, softened
cinnamon to taste
though not in the original recipe I also add 1/2 cup oatmeal

Place apples in ungreased 8X8 baking pan. Set aside.
In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients.  Sprinkle mixture over apples. Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes
or until apples are tender. Serve warm.

Butter cream icing

As most of you know I love to bake and decorate cakes. I have a go to recipe for buttercream icing that my friend Theresa Peters gave to me. I thought I would share it here.

2 cups butter
6 tsp vanilla or other flavoring
8 Tbsp milk
7 cups icing sugar
1 Cup flour

1. Cream butter. Add vanilla, milk and stir.
2. Add icing sugar and cream well.
3. Add flour

The nice thing about this recipe is if you are looking for an icing that is not as sweet, you just increase the flour and decrease the icing sugar. If you want a thinner consistency you add more milk. I often do this after adding the flour.

Peanut Butter Brownies

I first saw this recipe on the Gooseberry Patch web page. I knew I had to try them..they sounded so easy to make and yet delicious. Since then it has been my go to recipe for brownies. I know you will love them too. I guarantee you they will not last long!

1/3 cup shortening
2 Tbsp cocoa
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup Peanut Butter

In a small saucepan over low heat, melt shortening and cocoa together.
Cool. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in sugar and eggs.
Add flour and salt.
Stir in Peanut Butter

Spread in greased 8X8 pan.
Bake 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes