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Some of our favorite recipes.  Many of these where great-grandmother Tillie Tuttle's favorites.   

  
TUTTLE ORCHARDS
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Greenfield, IN 46140
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Junior Apple Crisp

2 Apples
1 tb Flour
1 Heaping tablespoon brown  sugar
1 ts Ground cinnamon
-Dash of salt
3 ts Water
1 tb Butter or margarine, cut in  small pieces

Peel and core apples, then slice them directly onto toaster-oven baking tray or cookie sheet. In small bowl blend flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Scatter flour mixture over apples. Sprinkle water over all ingredients (use more water than called for if apples are not very juicy); space out pieces of butter over top. Place tray in toaster oven and set at 375 F. Bake 30 minutes. Makes two servings.

 
Persimmon Pudding
1 pint persimmon pulp
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1 cup half and half
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup melted butter
Dash of cinnamon

     Combine persimmon pulp, sugar and eggs. Stir flour with baking powder; add to persimmon mixture alternately with a combination of the cream, buttermilk and soda.
     Use a pastry brush to coat the baking pan well with melted butter, stir remaining butter into persimmon mixture.  Stir in cinnamon.  Stir well and pour into a 13x9x3 inch baking pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. 

 
Pumpkin-Apple Pie
1/3 c Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
1 tb Cornstarch
1/2 ts Cinnamon; Ground
1/4 ts Salt
1/3 c Water
2 tb Butter Or Regular Margarine
3 c Apple; Pared, Thinly Sliced
1 ea Egg; Lg
1/3 c Sugar; Granulated
3/4 c Pumpkin; Mashed, Canned
1/2 ts Cinnamon; Ground
1/4 ts Ginger; Ground
1/8 ts Clove; Ground
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Evaporated Milk
1 ea Unbaked 9-inch Pie Shell
Combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of salt in a 2-quart saucepan. Stir in the water and butter. Cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil. Carefully add the apple slices and cook for another 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside. Combine the egg, sugar, pumpkin, 1/4 ts of salt, spices, and evaporated milk in a bowl. Beat until well blended using a rotary or electric mixer set on low speed. Pour the apple mixture into the unbaked pie shell and then spoon an even layer of the pumpkin mixture over the apple mixture. Bake in a preheated 425 degree F oven for 10 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F and bake another 40 minutes or until the filling is set around the edge. Cool on a wire rack.
 
Apple-Cinnamon-Whole-Wheat-Oatmeal Bread
1 1/3 c Apple juice
2 ts Orange juice concentrate
1 ts Honey
1 1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/3 c Diced apple
1/4 c Wheat gluten
3 1/4 c Whole-wheat flour
1/2 c Quick-cooking oats
3 ts Yeast
Mix in the order recommended by your breadmaker. This uses the powdered-milk white/wheat setting on the Black & Decker. This makes a good-sized loaf, and it has a lovely aroma. The apple pieces are indistinguishable at the end (the bread maker must blend them up).
 
Old Fashioned Apple-Blueberry Cake
1/2 c Unsalted butter
1/4 c Wipping cream
1 1/4 c Sugar
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
2 c Granny Smith apples,peel
Cored and coarsley chopped
2 c Frozen bueberries
3 Eggs
2 1/3 c Flour

Heat oven to 350 F. In 1 quart saucepan, melt butter and cream over low heat, stirring occasionally, and set aside. In large mixing bowl, combine sugar and eggs. beat with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl often until well mixed. Add butter mixutre, flour, baking powder and salt. Continue beating, scraping bowl often until smooth. By hand,stir in apples and blueberries. Spread into greased and floured 13x9" baking pan. Bake 45-55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm with sweetened whipping cream.

 
Butterscotch Apple Pie
FILLING
4  large cooking apples
1/4 c water
1/4 c light corn syrup
Apple juice
1/4 c brown sugar
2 T cornstarch
1/2 t salt
1/2 t ground cinnamon
2 T margarine
CRUST
2 c quick-cooking rolled oats
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1/2 c margarine, melted
1/4 c brown sugar

TOPPING
1/2 c heavy cream
1/2 t finely grated orange
1/4 c crushed peanut brittle
1 x rind
Combine oats, cinnamon, margarine and brown sugar in medium mixing bowl. Mix well. Pat into 9-inch pie pan. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 15 min., or until golden brown. Cool. Peel, core and slice apples. In large saucepan, combine apples, water and corn syrup. Cover and cook gently until apples are tender, but not mushy. Drain off liquid, measure it and add apple juice to make 2/3 cup. In another saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon. Stir in the 2/3 cup apple liquid. Add margarine. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Fold in cooked apple slices. Pour filling into baked and cooled pie curst. Cool before adding topping.
 
Southern Cream Apple Pie

22 oz Tart apples
1 1/2 c Sugar
3 c Sour cream
2 Eggs, beaten
1 t Vanilla
2 9” pastry shells

TOPPING
1 1/8 c sugar
3/4 c flour
1 1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 c butter
Preheat oven to 400 F. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla into a smooth mixture. Core, peel, and chop the apples. Boil them in a small amount of water with a little lemon juice for 3 to 5 minutes until they begin to get tender. Drain apples and add to the sugar-flour mixture. Pour into two 9-inch pastry shells. Bake at 400 F for 30 minutes. While pies are baking, make topping.

FOR TOPPING:
Crumble topping ingredients into bowl and mix with pastry cutter or two knives. Remove pies from oven and cover with topping. Place pies under broiler until topping begins to bubble. Don't take your eyes off them while under the broiler!
 
Apple Walnut Strudel
2 x Apples
1/3 c Walnuts (chopped)
1/4 ts Lemon juice
1/4 c Margarine
1/3 lb Phyllo leaves
1 Bread crumbs
Peel, core and chop apples. Combine apples, walnuts and lemon juice in mixing bowl; fold to mix. Melt margarine. Place 2 phyllo leaves on a lightly dampened, lightly bread-crumbed cloth. Brush leaves lightly with melted margarine. Lay a second leaf on top of each leaf. Brush each layer lightly with melted margarine. Repeat using all the leaves. Place apple filling 2 inch in from long edges. Fold long edges in over the filling. Fold over the ends. Roll up dough, jelly-roll fashion. Score top into 10 pieces with a sharp knife or scissors and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.
 
Easy Apple Strudel
2 c Flour
3 Egg yolks
1/4 c Water
3 tb Sugar
1/2 lb Butter or margarine
2 tb Vinegar
3 Apples
1 tb Flour
1/2 ts Cinnamon
Cut margarine into flour as for pie crust. Add egg yolks, vinegar and water and mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Divide dough into 3 parts and work with one at a time. Roll out on floured cloth to 10-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches. Sprinkle each part with:

1 tablespoon flour
3 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Arrange 3 peeled and diced apples along edge of long side and roll up, guiding with the cloth grasped in each hand. Place on ungreased cookie sheet (with sides) or shallow baking pan. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes. Serve with confectioner's sugar sprinkled on top.
 
Cheddar Apple Cobbler
1 c Sugar
1/4 c Unbleached Flour
1/4 t Cinnamon; Ground
6 c Apple Slices; *
TOPPING
1 c Unbleached Flour
1/4 c Sugar
1 1/2 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Salt
6 oz Cheddar cheese  Shredded,1 1/2 C
1/3 c Butter; Melted
1/4 c Milk

* Use cooking apples such as Winesaps that have been cored. Combine the sugar, flour, and cinnamon, then toss the mixture with the apple slices. Pour into a 9-inch square baking pan. Combine the dry ingredients, of the topping, with the cheddar cheese, mixing well. Add the butter and milk, mixing until well blended with the flour mixture. Spoon the dough over the fruit mixture and bake at 400 degrees F. for 30 minutes.

 
Butterscotch Apple Pecan Cobbler
12 oz Pkg. Nestle Toll House Butterscotch flavored Morsels (2 cups)
-1/4 c Brown Sugar, firmly packed
1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Cinnamon
2 1/2 lb Tart Apples, peeled and diced
 
TOPPING
1/2 c All-purpose Flour
1/4 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
4 tb Butter (1/2 stick)
1 c Pecans, chopped
3/4 c Quick or Old Fashioned Oats, uncooked
Preheat oven to 375 F. In small bowl, combine Butterscotch Morsels, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; set aside. Place apples in 13 x 9 inch baking pan; sprinkle morsel mixture over apples. Bake 20 minutes.

TOPPING:
Combine flour and brown sugar, cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans and oats; sprinkle over apple mixture. Bake 30-40 minutes until apples are tender. Cool slightly. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
 
Ham and Apples
1 hickory smoked ham, spiral sliced, 8 to 10 pounds (no bone, water added, cooked)  

1 1/2 pounds (about 4 ) Winesap apples
1 1/2 pounds (about 4) Bartlett pears

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a shallow baking pan with parchment or waxed paper. Tie the ham using kitchen twine at two-inch intervals horizontally and vertically to keep it together. Place on a wire rack in the baking pan. Brush the entire ham with the glaze, coating it evenly. Wash, core and halve the fruit. Place all around the ham. Baste the ham a second time and baste the fruit with the glaze. Bake for 45 minutes. Baste the ham and fruit again. Bake another 45 minutes. Remove the ham from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes. Remove and discard the string and swizzle sticks. Serve the apples and pears on a platter with the ham. Serve everything warm or at room temperature.

Spiced Glaze
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup Steen’s 100% pure cane syrup
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon dried cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 cup water
Combine the sugar, cane syrup, molasses, corn syrup, nutmeg, cloves, all-spice, and cinnamon in a medium-size bowl and mix well. In another bowl, dissolve the mustard in the water, then add to the spice mixture. Blend well. Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use. Will keep for 2 weeks. Makes 2 1/2 cups 
 

 

 

 

 

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