1 cup butter, softened
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 cup baking apples,peeled,chopped
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla with
electric mixer. Combine dry ingredients and add to butter mixture.
Mix until flour is moistened. Fold in apples and nuts. Spread in a
greased 9 x 9 inch baking pan and bake in 350 degree oven 45 minutes
or until done. Serve warm with frozen vanilla yogurt or drizzle with
vanilla glaze using 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon hot water
and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
(I always thought Brownies had to have chocolate or cocoa in them?
But the recipe doesn't call for either, and they =are= called
Brownies?)
From The Budget 10-7-91
From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net
Servings: 12 servings
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Categories: Apple; Cookie; Dessert; Fruit
The History of Recipes
Transcribed cooking instructions as an idea can be traced far back into ancient history, in fact as far back into recorded history as ancient Egypt, and possibly even further. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these old recipes were just primitive pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing food.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe found, according to experts in ancient history is a series of ancient tablets in ancient Sumerian which show the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel `blissful`. During the time of the Romans a roman called Apicius created a collection of documents showing how to cook the recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his works, he describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into starters, entrees and afters, something we still use today. Aspicius informs us how the Roman cooks made use of many different spices, including some familiar names such as basil, fennel and dill. Over the next few hundred years, the rich and powerful families of the West strove to serve the most exotic meals, and as a result cooks and their recipe collections increased in prestige. However, it was during the 1800s that cooking and recipe books really came of age. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, dedicated years of their lives to collating, testing, and writing down popular recipes of the day. When we get to the 20th century, cookery books are starting to become popular mostly due to increased literacy, more free time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Amish Apple Brownies recipe.
