Apple Picking TIme!

"There is no season when such pleasant

and sunny spots may be lighted on, and

produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October."

~- Nathaniel Hawthorne

APPLE HARVEST BAKE

1 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 slightly beaten eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups peeled and chopped tart cooking apples

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Grease a 9-inch pie plate. In mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Add eggs and vanilla; stir till well mixed. Add apples and nuts; stir till well combined. Spoon into pie plate.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till browned and top feels firm. Serve warm with Cinnamon Butter on top. Cinnamon Butter

Cinnamon Butter

1/4 cup butter

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

In small mixing bowl, beat butter with electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add powdered sugar, cinnamon, milk and vanilla. Beat till combined. Cover; chill till firm. Makes 1/2 cup.