Made this last night. Big hit here!!!
Apple Bread
1/2 cup butter, softened + 2 tablespoons for topping
1 cup sugar...I use Splenda
1/4 cup sour milk (to make, combine 1/4 cup milk and 3/4 teaspoon lemon juice...let stand for 5 minutes.)
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs ( I use large, but that's just me)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour + 3 tablespoons (for topping)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
2 large peeled & shredded apples (I peel, core, & then cut into small pieces on my cuttingboard...forget shredding!)
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
Preheat oven to 350. Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of loaf pan (9x5x3). Double check to make sure you have the sour milk made. In a large bowl, mix butter & sugar. Beat together with mixer for 30 seconds. Add milk & baking powder, beat until combined. Add eggs and vanilla, beat until combined. Add salt and flour, beat until combined. Slowly stir in raisins and apples. Spoon into loaf pan. In small bowl, combine brown sugar & the 3 tablespoons of flour. Cut in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter with a fork. Sprinkle evenly over apple bread. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes until wood toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (This did take almost 80 minutes in my oven.) Cool in pan for ten minutes on a wire rack. Remove from pan and continue to cool bread on wire rack until completely cool. Wrap up and store overnight before slicing.
I gave each slice a quick sprinkle of cinnamon/sugar before serving.
Special thanks to Miss Alice for sharing this great tip with us!!!
We had this tonight. Even my little one liked it!
Here's a recipe that's a great use for leftovers. I always make extra, extra spaghetti just so we can have this for lunch the next day.
Skip forward to Sunday afternoon. I decided to make pot pies for lunch. I couldn't recall the last time I had eaten one. They were in the freezer having been purchased during a fabulous sale at the grocery store. Now, frozen food just isn't done in my house often. A fact that slammed home when we discovered that my children had no idea what a pot pie was. 
That's right. They had never had one. (They also think fudgsicles are only available in the town where my sister lives because that's the only place they have ever had them.) THEY LOVED THEM!!! (Well, duh.) The look on the faces of the neighbor kids when my kids were explaining this wonderful new mystery pie to them was, well, kinda sad. So, I've added pot pies to this week's grocery list, along with fudgsicles and even.....dare I say it....grape soda. We're going wild this week at Lesa's House. Won't you join us?
I made this last night. It doesn't sound appetizing, but it was a HUGE hit with the kids & surprisingly with hubby. Also, it's extremely inexpensive. Yay!
I tried this. I was very, very disappointed. The bar dislodged itself from the holder during the first load, and my clothes ended up with white smears everywhere. It took several washings to clean them. I even tried a second bar, triple checking to make sure it was fastened correctly. Same thing happened. Good in theory, but not practical for our family. Just my opinion, folks!
Make bed.
Make coffee.
NOT THIS DETAILED!!! Just a quick cleaning....
Things are settling down a bit here. I hope to be back on here within the next day or two. Thanks for all of the emails! Hugs & blessings.
