Apple Johnny Recipes

THE BEST APPLE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

CHEF JOHN'S APPLE FRITTERS

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium-high heat and cook until it turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add apples and cook over medium-high heat until apples just begin to soften around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon sugar and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain in a strainer; let cool to room temperature.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl until well combined.
• Whisk egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter together in a separate mixing bowl. Add cooled apple pieces and sparkling apple cider; add the flour mixture. Stir just until flour is incorporated.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spoon about 2 tablespoons batter per fritter, into hot oil, slightly flattening them out. Cook in batches. Fry on one side until small bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Carefully flip fritters over and fry the other side until richly browned, about 2 more minutes.
• Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain grease. Cool slightly before glazing.
• Whisk powdered sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Add enough apple cider, 1 teaspoon at a time, to form a smooth glaze that is just runny enough to drizzle over fritters.

APPLE JOHNNY

Steps:

• 1. Place sliced apples in a 9 inch round cake pan.
• 2. Combine flour and baking powder and cut in butter. Add enough milk to make a dough that can be spread over apples. Could add a tablespoon of sugar to dough if a sweeter dough is desired.
• 3. Bake at 375 degrees until apples are done and top is golden brown. Immediately invert on serving plate and press as much brown sugar over apples as possible. Sprinkle with cinnamon.Pour over melted butter (about 2 tablespoons). To serve pour milk or cream over it. Yummy..

JOHNNY APPLESEED COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, eggs and cream.
• Add vanilla.
• Stir in combined flour, soda and salt.
• Beat until combined, then chill dough.
• When chilled, roll dough out about 1/8- inch thick.
• Cut into about 48 rounds (You need an even number of rounds.
• Place half the cookie dough rounds on ungreased baking sheet.
• Put a heaping teaspoon of apple butter in the center of each round.
• Top with remaining cookie dough rounds to make a sandwich.
• Crimp edges all around with tines of a fork.
• Prick centers (this allows the steam to be released).
• Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes.

CHEF JOHN'S EASY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in white sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and water. Bring the syrup to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar, then remove from heat.
• Unroll pie crusts, press one into a 9-inch pie dish, and place the apples into the crust. Unroll the second crust on a work surface, and cut into about 8 1-inch wide strips. Criss-cross the strips over the apples, or weave into a lattice crust. Crimp the bottom crust over the lattice strips with your fingers. Spoon caramel sauce over pie, covering lattice portion of top crust; let remaining sauce drizzle through the crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake until the crust is golden brown, the caramel on the top crust is set, and the apple filling is bubbling, 35 to 40 more minutes. Allow to cool completely before slicing.