Holiday Recipes

Jordan Ford, Writer
December 6, 2018

Do you like holiday treats? Well, here are some you should definitely try!

 

Apple Pie

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 6 to 7 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 large egg white
  • Additional sugar

Promising Review: ¨I loved the apple pie. It was delicious. I could taste the cinnamon, It was great!” -Joe F.

 

Directions:

  1. In a small bowl, combine the sugars, flour and spices; set aside. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar mixture; toss to coat.
  2. Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust; trim even with edge. Fill with apple mixture; dot with butter. Roll remaining crust to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in crust.
  3. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over crust. Sprinkle with sugar. Cover edges loosely with foil.
  4. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly, 20-25 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

Warm Spice Milk

Ingredients:

  • 1cup nonfat milk
  • 1tablespoon honey
  • 1/2teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1Pinch of ground cloves
  • 1/8teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8teaspoon ginger
  • 1/8teaspoon nutmeg

 

Directions: In a small saucepan over low heat, combine and heat all ingredients. Stir over low heat, 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. Pour through a fine strainer into a mug.

Promising Review: ¨The milk was really good. I loved how it was sweet. It tasted like holiday spirit.¨ -Taylor F.

Works Cited

Clarke, Stephanie, and R.D. “Spiced Milk With Honey.” SELF, SELF, www.self.com/recipe/spiced-milk-with-honey.

Greene, Maggie. “Apple Pie.” Taste of Home, Taste of Home, 1 Jan. 2018, www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/apple-pie/.

Stephanie. “Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe.” Allrecipes, 21 Nov. 2006, www.allrecipes.com/recipe/9870/easy-sugar-cookies/.