Apple Bread

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 tablespoon buttermilk
2 cups sifted Self-Rising Flour
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 1/2 cups chopped peeled tart apples
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan; set aside. Cream 1 cup sugar, shortening, and vanilla with electric mixer in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and buttermilk; blend well. Add flour; blend well. Stir in lemon peel and apples. Pour into prepared pan. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Gently loosen sides of loaf. Turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Carol's Apple Pie

5 to 6 cooking apples - Sierra Beauty Apples are an excellent choice
3/4 to 1 cup sugar depending on tartness of apples
3 Tablespoons flour
3 teaspoons cinnamon
3 pats butter
Pie crust (top and bottom)

Peel and slice apples. Mix cinnamon, sugar and flour. Place apples in mixture and mix until apples are coated. Place coated apples in pie crust. Add butter to the top of the apples. Top apples with second crust. Seal crust. Cut vents in top. Coat top of pie crust with half & half. Sprinkle with sugar.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until done. Yield: 8 servings.

BAKED CINNAMON APPLES

4 baking apples
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 teaspoons butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Remove core from apples. Peel upper half of apple or 1-inch strip from middle to prevent splitting. Place upright in baking dish. Place 2
tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon butter and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon in center of each apple. Pour water into baking dish to 1/4-inch depth.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender when pierced with fork, basting several times. May omit water and microwave for 6 to 8 minutes. Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious and Greening are good baking apples to use. May substitute grenadine syrup for brown sugar or omit cinnamon and place 1 tablespoon granola, 2 teaspoons brown sugar and 1 teaspoon butter in each apple. Yield: 4 servings.

APPLE DELUXE CAKE

2 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
1 cup chopped dates
6 ounces butterscotch chips
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
3 1/2 cups shredded apples

Combine eggs, oil and sugar in large bowl; mix well. Coat dates and butterscotch chips with a small amount of flour. Stir into egg mixture.
Add remaining flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut, pecans and apples, mixing well after each addition. Spoon into greased 9x 13-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Garnish with whipped topping. Yield 12 servings.