Apple Pie Stacks Recipes

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.

APPLE STACK CAKE

Steps:

• Place apples and water in a 6-qt. stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until apples are softened, stirring occasionally. Mash into a chunky sauce. Stir in brown sugar and pie spice; simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed and sauce is thickened. Cool completely., Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Divide dough into 8 portions; shape each into a disk. Cut out eight 9-in. circles of parchment. With a floured rolling pin, roll out a dough disk to fit each parchment circle. Transfer to baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Place1 layer on a serving plate; spread with 2/3 cup filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer, wrap tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1-2 days or until layers soften. If desired, sprinkle cake with confectioner's sugar.

APPLE PIE SNACK MIX

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine cereals and walnuts. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2 minutes, stirring after each minute. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat., Cook, uncovered, on high for 4 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes. Spread onto waxed paper to cool. Add apples. In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt baking chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Pour over mixture. Cool. Break into pieces; store in an airtight container.

APPLE SNACK STACKS

Steps:

• Wash apples; remove core, leaving apples whole. Fill center of each apple with about 2 tablespoons peanut butter, packing gently. Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until filling is set, about 30 minutes.
• Cut each apple crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Divide slices into 4 portions; wrap each portion tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until serving time.

SKILLET APPLE PIE STACKS

Steps:

• Process:.
• Break apart sugar cookie dough and place in a bowl with the oats and pecans. Using your hands, incorporate the oats and nuts into the cookie dough.
• Make sugar cookie crunch topping by crumbling the cookie dough mixture onto a 9 X 12 cake pan and place in the oven at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Stir around cookie dough with spatula after 20 minutes, them return to oven to complete baking. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan.
• Cut 24 3" circles from your pie crust using a glass or cookie cutter.
• Make Cinnamon Sugar mixture by combining 2 T. sugar with 1/2 t. cinnamon. Sprinkle ¼ t. mixture on each circle.
• Place pie crust on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven at 450 degrees for 7 minutes. Remove pie crusts from cooking sheet immediately.
• Add apples, pie filling, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon to a skillet. Cook on high until bubbly, then reduce and cook on low for 5 minutes or until the fresh apples begin to soften.
• Place a pie crust disk on a plate and top with 2 T. pie filling, then 1/2 cup of ice cream, another pie disk, 2 T. pie filling, 1/4 cup of sugar cookie crunch topping. Garnish with whip cream.
• This can be served warm or cold. Left over sugar cookie crunch is a tasty snack.