Several weeks ago I bought some apples in order to make Randy an apple pie for his birthday. I didn’t use them all, and my good intentions are to make applesauce one of these days. Ah yes, good intentions…

Then my sweet beloved hubby decided he would help me cut up apples for apple pie mix. With my tendinitis issues, he plans to do most of the work. We slice the apples and prepare the mix for pie ahead of time and freeze them in Ziploc bags for 10-inch pies. Then all I have to do is make the crust and bake them.

Apple Pie Mix:

Cut, peel, thinly slice 8 cups baking apples (Northern Spy, Cortland, Granny Smith, etc.)
Add 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 flour, 1 cup sugar
Mix well. Pour into gallon size freezer bags. Label.

Of course, there is always something that interrupts our best laid plans. This morning, for a split second I thought our life was over when a jet plane flew so low overhead its roar out-blasted the hairdryer and woke Ryan. But it quickly pulled out of its plunge downward and flew off, so the apples were still waiting.

The next interruption was something Randy knew he needed to fix on his car but had been putting off doing. So while he pulled the thing apart this afternoon, I got out my knives and cutting board and set to working with all of these apples. I made a microwaveable apple crisp – very easy and oh, so good! And one batch of apple pie mix. Taking a break before I tackle applesauce.

Easy Apple Crisp

Peel, core, and thinly slice 6-7 baking apples (Spy, Cortland, Granny Smith, etc.)
Mix in 1 tsp. cinnamon
Spread in microwaveable 7 x 11 (or thereabout) pan

Topping:
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup flour

Mix together until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of apples. Microwave on high for 7-8 minutes.
Serve plain or with whipped cream or ice cream.

Now back to work…
Enjoy~