{"id":90697,"date":"2019-09-12T13:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=90697"},"modified":"2019-09-12T12:01:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T16:01:23","slug":"thursdays-are-for-cooking-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=90697","title":{"rendered":"Thursdays Are For Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_82517\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82517\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82517\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSCN3775.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSCN3775.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSCN3775.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSCN3775.jpg?resize=444%2C333&amp;ssl=1 444w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSCN3775.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSCN3775.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSCN3775.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Granny Smith apples<\/p><\/div>\n<p>How about something warm, semi-spicy, sending out the scent of apples and cinnamon when you come into the house from a cold, wet afternoon?<\/p>\n<p>Okay! We have the classic apple crisp from Betty Crocker, something the lunch ladies would put on our food trays at school a couple of times a month. They also had a salmon loaf that was beyond delicious on Fridays, and if I ever find that recipe, it will show up here.\u00a0 If you want that Colonial recipe for rum raisin apple brown betty, please let me know. It&#8217;s that time of year and the pick-your-own orchards are open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>But I digress.\u00a0 Here you are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Apple Crisp<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>4 medium tart cooking apples, sliced (4 cups)<\/p>\n<p>\u00be cup packed brown sugar<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup Gold Medal\u2122 all-purpose flour<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats<\/p>\n<p>1\/3 \u00a0cup butter, softened<\/p>\n<p>\u00be teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/p>\n<p>\u00be teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/p>\n<p>Heavy cream or ice cream, if desired, for the topping<\/p>\n<p>Preparation instructions:<\/p>\n<p>Heat the oven to 375\u00b0F. Grease the bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening. (Using waxed paper is also okay and makes for easy clean up.)<\/p>\n<p>Spread the apples in the pan. In a medium bowl, stir the remaining ingredients except cream until well mixed; sprinkle over the apples.<\/p>\n<p>Bake about 30 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Serve warm with cream or a good vanilla ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>I said it was easy, and it is. What&#8217;s not to like?\u00a0 You can reheat it in the microwave, but since all those Faraday cages are slightly different, test it first. About 30 seconds is a good start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How about something warm, semi-spicy, sending out the scent of apples and cinnamon when you come into the house from a cold, wet afternoon? Okay! We have the classic apple crisp from Betty Crocker, something the lunch ladies would put on our food trays at school a couple of times a month. 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