Hi all,

A friend of mine brought over 2 bushels of red & green apples. So far I've
made 3 apple cakes and I'd like some suggestions on what to do with the
rest? Can I make apple pie & freeze it? Do I freeze with unbaked pie crust
or do I bake it & then freeze it? Same question for apple crumble??

Any suggestions would be great & I like to try new recipes so please feel
free to share.

Thanks in advance,
Giggles

"Giggles" wrote in message
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Hi all,

A friend of mine brought over 2 bushels of red & green apples. So far
I've
made 3 apple cakes and I'd like some suggestions on what to do with the
rest? Can I make apple pie & freeze it? Do I freeze with unbaked pie
crust
or do I bake it & then freeze it? Same question for apple crumble??

Any suggestions would be great & I like to try new recipes so please feel
free to share.

I would freeze the pies unbaked and bake them from the frozen state, adding
about 20 minutes or so to the time.

You could make apple sauce and freeze that also. You could use some of the
applesauce to make apple butter.

I am having a similar dilemma. Re apple pies - freeze crust and pie
unbaked; cook frozen. I've been freezing pies for years and I rub some
crisco on both the bottom and top crust - this is supposed to help with
moisture as I recall. I dot the apples with butter, top with the crust, rub
on some crisco. Cut the steam holes when you are putting in the oven. I
usually line my pie plates with foil, put in crust etc., freeze, remove from
pie plate, cover completely and then put in boxes to protect crust from
breaking.
As someone suggested, apple sauce of course is a good way to use the apples
also. Freezes really well. Doesn't usually need much sugar or water - go
easy on the water if you want a stronger taste of the apples. I put mine in
plastic bags, tie and freeze.
I've been checking out some other recipes - do you can? There is always
apple jam, apple relish, apple jelly. And I've seen some with tomatoes and
apples also - a tomato apple chutney. Apple muffins would be a good
choice - I have one somewhere for apple, oats, cranberries. Have you tried
googling?
Wendy
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From: "Giggles"
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Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:41 PM
Subject: Too Many Apples....Suggestions???


Hi all,

A friend of mine brought over 2 bushels of red & green apples. So far
I've
made 3 apple cakes and I'd like some suggestions on what to do with the
rest? Can I make apple pie & freeze it? Do I freeze with unbaked pie
crust
or do I bake it & then freeze it? Same question for apple crumble??

Any suggestions would be great & I like to try new recipes so please feel
free to share.

Thanks in advance,
Giggles


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From: "Giggles"
Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
To:
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:41 PM
Subject: Too Many Apples....Suggestions???


Hi all,

A friend of mine brought over 2 bushels of red & green apples. So far
I've
made 3 apple cakes and I'd like some suggestions on what to do with the
rest? Can I make apple pie & freeze it? Do I freeze with unbaked pie
crust
or do I bake it & then freeze it? Same question for apple crumble??

Any suggestions would be great & I like to try new recipes so please feel
free to share.

Thanks in advance,
Giggles

My mom slices up apples and prepares them for pie. Then she places a
pie worth into a plastic ziplock bag, squishes the air out and places
the bag into a pie pan and freezes. After it is frozen, she removes the
pie pan. This way the apple mixture will fit nicely in a pie shell
without need to thaw first. She makes the crust, places in the frozen
apples, adds the top crust or crumble and bakes.

She does the same thing for apple crisp; preparing the apples, placing
them into a freezer bag and freezing in a baking pan until they hold the
shape of the pan.

marcella

WOW!!! that's a great idea!!! Your mom's a smart cookie,

Thanks,
Giggles

"Marcella Peek" wrote in message
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From: "Giggles"
Newsgroups: rec.food.baking
To:
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 9:41 PM
Subject: Too Many Apples....Suggestions???


Hi all,

A friend of mine brought over 2 bushels of red & green apples. So far
I've
made 3 apple cakes and I'd like some suggestions on what to do with the
rest? Can I make apple pie & freeze it? Do I freeze with unbaked pie
crust
or do I bake it & then freeze it? Same question for apple crumble??

Any suggestions would be great & I like to try new recipes so please
feel
free to share.

Thanks in advance,
Giggles

My mom slices up apples and prepares them for pie. Then she places a
pie worth into a plastic ziplock bag, squishes the air out and places
the bag into a pie pan and freezes. After it is frozen, she removes the
pie pan. This way the apple mixture will fit nicely in a pie shell
without need to thaw first. She makes the crust, places in the frozen
apples, adds the top crust or crumble and bakes.

She does the same thing for apple crisp; preparing the apples, placing
them into a freezer bag and freezing in a baking pan until they hold the
shape of the pan.

marcella

Applesauce is wonderful if you don't cook the life out of it like the
babyfood-style applesauce sold in stores. Make it thick and chunky. Add
cinnamon and other spices. Sweeten it lightly with a good flavorful
honey - specialty honeys are good - or a drizzle of molasses (which
goes particularly well with a very spicy batch). Lemon juice and rind
can add extra tang. Proper applesauce tastes like Christmas - spicy and
sweet - and goes well hot or cold with a hot breakfast or alongside a
roast for dinner. It can also be a base for apple desserts, like brown
betty. If you have a half-bushel or more left, that's enough to be
worth firing up a boiling water bath canner and canning a few jars to
use in winter, if you haven't freezer space for it all.

Kathy

I vote for apple butter. It's yummy and if you use sterile canning
techniques it can last a very long time. Great for Christmas gifts too.