In Case of Blizzard....

Make apple cinnamon rolls!

We were getting prepared for the impending blizzard this week and I had visions of sitting in front of the fire, wrapped up in my lap quilt and having a big, warm apple cinnamon sweet roll and a cup of hot coffee.

These are made with the same recipe as my regular cinnamon rolls...but I used a spice cake mix and added an additional scant teaspoon of apple pie spice.

I use rapid rise yeast, so all my dry ingredients, including the yeast go in first. The hot water and 2 beaten eggs go in to make a soft dough.

The dough is placed in a large bowl, covered and set in a warm place to rise.

When it has doubled in size I pour it out on my clean, dry counter top that has been dusted with flour.



Using my hands, I gently toss the dough in the flour and press it out into a long rectangle. I covered the rectangle with almost a half stick of melted butter, a generous sprinkle of brown sugar, a little apple pie spice and a can of chopped up apple pie filling.

Roll it up like a jellyroll....

and cut slices a generous one inch thick. Place on a sheet pan and let sit in a warm place to rise.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes (the time is extended from the usual 25 minutes to insure the dough next to the wet filling gets done).

Generously frost with powdered sugar frosting or your favorite canned frosting.

Look out the front door and shudder.

Look out the back door and shudder.



Now get one of the hot apple cinnamon sweet rolls and your cup of hot coffee and go sit in front of the fire. No need to shudder because the house is warm and toasty and smells like apples and cinnamon. Pure comfort!

I hope everyone fared well in this horrible weather. Stay safe and warm!

Who stole the apples from the apple tree?

Hubby stole the apples from the apple tree. And they were good. I "fried" them in a skillet with butter,

sprinkled them with cinnamon and sugar, added just a little water and put the lid on the pan. After the apples are cooked tender, skew the lid and let the water cook off. What you have left is a caramel-like sauce. Replace the lid and move off the heat.

They are good as a side or put a little whipped cream or ice cream for dessert.

Hubby also got some peppers from a friend and asked to have more stuffed green peppers. These peppers would not stand so I followed the directions for the regular peppers (boiled them in water for about 10 minutes) and cooled them down. I then split them length wise and removed the seeds and membrane. I then laid them on the bottom of a baking dish.

The filling, this time, was ground beef, onions and garlic, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, a can of drained mushrooms and a small can of tomato sauce. I mixed it all together and put a layer over the peppers. The topping is 1 small can of tomato sauce and 1 drained can of diced tomatoes seasoned with garlic and worcestershire. Spoon it over the meat mixture. It bakes at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes, sprinkle with parmesean cheese and serve.

It was very, very good and completely different from the peppers we had the other night. It re-heats very well so that will probably be lunch today.

It is raining right now and is so nice...everything was about to burn up and this will really help green up the yards and trees. Maybe we are about to cool down some, it's supposed to be in the 60's Thursday night. That will be a welcomed relief.

Have a great day!