Apples by the score!

9/23/2010 ~Drake's class had an apple feast and I got to help out in the classroom. To prepare for the feast all the students were asked to make an Apple Pig. That was a fun and easy activity. All of the pigs looked quite different and really took on the students' personalities.

I made the most AMAZING apple muffins for the feast.
Cream together:
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup applesauce
1 Tablespoon vanilla

Mix:
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon cinnamon

3 cups peeled, cored, diced apples (around 3 apples)
Brown sugar for topping (around 1/2 cup)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. The batter will be very thick. Add the diced apples. Butter & flour muffin tins or use paper liners. Fill muffin tins to the top. Sprinkle with brown sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Makes 48 mini muffins and 12 regular size muffins.

Pink Princess Tea Parties

9/21/2010 ~ Today was library day at school and Thyme got to pick out a book to bring home. She picked a cookbook called Pink Princess Tea Parties. When she got home she wanted to try out one of the recipes and picked Confetti Meringue Cookies. We did have to go to the store to buy the Cream of Tartar, but we had all the other ingredients.


3 egg whites, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup confetti sprinkles, divided
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with foil.

In a large bowl , whip egg whites with a mixer until soft peaks form. With mixer running, slowly add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. Add cream of tartar and vanilla extract. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in 1/4 cup confetti sprinkles.
Spoon mounds (about 2 tablespoons) about 1/2 inch apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle each one evenly with the remaining confetti sprinkles.

Place both cookie sheets on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave oven door closed for another 10 minutes. Remove cookies from oven. Cool on cookie sheets for 10 minutes, then store in an airtight container until ready to serve.


These were very easy to make with Thyme & Drake's help. Tasty too!