ze Apple Galette

cold weather...


tart granny smith apples...


and my first attempt at baking an apple galette.

              
                          

recipe:

4 apples: peeled, sliced 1/4 in. to 1/8 in. thick, and pitted.

4 T sugar divided

1 t. lemon zest 

1 T. flour

blend (but use only 2 T. of sugar) then mix with apples.

let apples sit in strainer while you get the dough ready.  lay out flat onto a greased baking sheet, cover the middle of the dough with cut dried apricots, then lay the apple slices neatly over the  dried fruit leaving about two inches around the rim.  

Fold the dough over the apples then brush the outer crust with milk and sprinkle the remaining 2 T. of sugar over the crust and apples.  I like the add cinnamon as well.

bake at 450 for 20 min. then reduce heat to 375 and bake for another 30 min.

and enjoy!!!

live in the now...

... life is full of precious moments.

Granola-ola yo mama

granola

                              

ingredients:

oats, light brown sugar, raw honey, flaxseed, pecans, sunflower seeds, vegetable oil, salt, cinnamon, dried fruit medley (apricots, pears, nectarines, apples, raisins).

preheat oven to 300.

4 c. oats

1/2 c. flaxseed

1 1/2 c. nuts of choice

1 c. seeds of choice

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/4 c. raw honey

1/4 c. vegetable oil

1 t. vanilla extract

1 1/2 c. dried fruit of choice

bake 40 min. stirring every 10 min.

let granola cool then add dried fruit.

tip: it is extra yummy if you pour boiling water over the dried fruit and let sit for about 10 min.  This makes the fruit plump and more flavorful.

                                                                                                            

rainy days...

they're not too bad.






comfy.                                   cozy.                                                               warm.




                                happy.                                           lonely,


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