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Measuring Cups

Dry measuring cups are used to

measure ingredients like flour and sugar.

They are also used to measure solid, t

non pourable ingredients like peanut butter

and sour cream.

Dry Measuring Cups usually come in 4 different sizes Sometimes you get 5

Circle the products you would measure with a dry measuring cup

Sugar Water Sour Cream Butter Flour

Rice Bread crumbs Cereal Milk Shredded Cheese

Peanut Butter Salt Vinegar Soda Oil Rolled Oats

TO MEASURE: ➢ Pour the ingredient into the measuring cup over a bowl or the sink.

➢ Overfill the measuring cup to make sure you have enough.

➢ Using the flat edge of a knife or spatula, move it straight across the edge level

with the top of the measuring cup.

➢ The excess will fall into the bowl or sink!

Liquid Measuring Cups will have a handle and a pouring spout

Liquid measuring cups come in glass and plastic.

As well as many different sizes with imperial and

metric measurements. These cups are used for

liquid food items so they can be poured out.

Apple Core Facts

There are about 2500 varieties of apples

The most common variety of apples are MacIntosh, Red Delicious,

Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala

Apples are Mother Nature’s original fast food

Apples are nutritious for building healthy bodies

Apples contain no artificial color or flavor, fat, sodium, or cholesterol

and is an excellent source of fibre

A medium apple, the size of a tennis ball is 5.5 ounces

Apples can be eaten raw or made into juice, cider, sauce, butter as well

as other delicious cooked and baked goods.

It takes four apples to make a glass of pure apple juice.

Three medium apples equal about 1 lb. (500 g).

One medium apple yields about 1/4 cup (175 mL) of sliced apples

WHAT DO YOU CALL A GROUCHY APPLE? A Crab Apple

APPLE ANATOMY APPLE QUOTES

SKIN

SEEDS

FLESH

LEAF

STEM

A is for apple

An apple a day keeps the

doctor away

An apple for the teacher

You’re the apple of my eye

The big apple

As American as apple pie

A Few Most Common Apple Varieties

What I like best

Type Flavour Best Use 1 -5

Red Delicious

Sweet

Snacking

Salads

Golden Delicious

Sweet

Snacking

Salad Sauce

Pie

Macintosh Tangy

Snacking

Sauce Pies

Granny Smith

Tart

Snacking

Salad Sauce

Baking Pie

Spartan Sweet

Snacking

Baking Pie

Crisps

ALL Apples are good for snacking – remember they are nature’s fast food!

Breakfast Oatmeal Apple Cookies Start to Finish 1 ½ Hours

This is a yummy recipe 16 Large Breakfast Cookies

INGREDIENTS SUPPLIES YOU NEED

1 Tsp Cinnamon Baking Sheet

1 and 1/4 Cup Rolled Oats Parchment Paper

1 and 1/4 Cup All Purpose Flour 1 Large Bowl

½ Tsp Baking Soda 1 Medium Bowl

Pinch Salt Whisk

2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter – slightly melted Measuring Cups

¼ Cup Apple Sauce Measuring Spoons

1/4 Cup Packed Light brown sugar Spatula

¼ Cup White granulated sugar Cooling Rack

1 Egg Cookie Scoop

½ Tsp Vanilla Knife

½ - ¾ Cup Apple – Finely Chopped Cutting Board

2/3 Cup Finely Chopped pecans or walnuts Oven Mitts

2/3 Cup Toffee Bits

Breakfast Oatmeal Apple Directions

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Place parchment paper onto 2 baking sheets.

• In a large bowl mix cinnamon, oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

• In a medium bowl mix butter, apple sauce, brown and white until combined. Then whisk in the egg and vanilla.

• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and just combine.

• Gently fold in apples, toffee bits and nuts. Dough will be thick and sticky.

• Drop dough onto prepared pans with cookie scoop 3” apart. 8 cookies on each tray!

• Bake in prepared oven for 13-15 minutes, or until edges are slightly browned. Cool on pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooking rack and let cool for another 5

minutes.

APPLE MAZE

Apple Turnover and Pockets Start to Finish 1 Hour

INGREDIENTS SUPPLIES YOU NEED

1 Package Pillsbury Frozen Pie Dough Baking Sheet

1 and 1/4 Cup Diced Apples Parchment Paper

1 Can Apple Pie Filling 1 Medium Bowl

1 Egg 1 Small Bowl

OPTIONAL Walnuts Small Sharp Knife

OPTIONAL Toffee Bits Rolling Pin

OPTIONAL Cinnamon

Cooling Rack

GLAZE 1 ½ Cups Icing Sugar Oven Mitts

3 – 4 Tablespoons Milk Small Zip Lock Bag

1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Cooling Rack

Breakfast Oatmeal Apple Directions

➢ Preheat oven to 400° F. Place parchment paper onto 2 baking sheets.

➢ Roll out the refrigerated dough and cut into desired shapes and size

➢ Add the apple filling to the center of each dough piece

➢ Add toffee and/or nuts if desired

➢ Sprinkle with cinnamon as desired

➢ Fold the dough over and pinch the edges shut with a fork

➢ Brush with an egg wash

➢ Bake for 12-15 minutes depending on the size of the turnover or pocket.

GLAZE with a icing sugar and milk mix

SPRINKLE/DRIP over the turnovers or pockets with a sppon

(or put in a zip lock bag and cut a little tip of the corner off)

Granny Smith Baked Apple Start to Finish 45 – 60 minutes

INGREDIENTS SUPPLIES YOU NEED

Granny Smith Apples 1 – Shallow baking Pan Brown Sugar 1 – Small Bowl Butter or Marg 1 – Apple Core Utensil Rolled Oats 1 – Small Knife Cinnamon 1 – Small Spoon Chopping Board OPTIONAL Tablespoon Crushed walnut or walnut Tin Foil Oven Mitts

GRANNY SMITH BAKED APPLE DIRECTIONS

➢ Pre-heat oven to 375o F

➢ Core the amount of apples you wish to bake

➢ In a small bowl combine 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, rolled oats and butter for

each apple. For example,

if you bake 1 apple use 1 tablespoon of each ……. Or ……..

if you bake 4 apples use 4 tablespoons of each

➢ The mixture will be very crumbly

➢ Sprinkle to taste the desired amount of cinnamon you like and a couple pieces of

crushed walnut

➢ Stuff the apples equally with the mixture

➢ Put into a shallow dish with enough water just to cover the bottom

of the dish so the apples will bake without sticking.

➢ Add a small dab of butter to the top of the apple and if you like a walnut

➢ Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes or until tender.

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Artisan Toffee Apple Pie Cookies Start to Finish 1 ½ Hours

This recipe from Terri Gilson was a winner of the Apple Recipe Competition at the Canadian Baking and Sweets Show.

24 Cookies

INGREDIENTS SUPPLIES YOU NEED

1 Tsp Cinnamon Baking Sheet

¾ Cup Packed light brown sugar 2 Med Bowls

A - ¼ Cup White granulated sugar Electric Mixer

3 Tbsp Unsalted butter Whisk

1 Empire Apple > finely diced Measuring Cups

3 A-1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour Measuring Spoons

1 Tsp Baking Powder Parchment Paper

A – ½ Tsp Salt Spatula

½ Cup Apple Sauce Small bowl (cereal size)

8 Ounces Cream Cheese > softened Cooling Rack

1 Tsp Vanilla Ziplock Bag

1 Tsp Lemon juice Cookie Scoop

1/3 Cup Whipped Cream

1 Tbsp Milk

1 Egg

2/3 Cup Toffee Bits

A – ¾ Cup Finely Chopped Pecans

Lemon Glaze Garnish

2 Cups Icing Sugar 2 Tbsp Lemon Zest

2 Tbsps Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

Artisan Toffee Apple Pie Directions …… on the next page

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Place parchment paper onto the baking sheet.

• Mix cinnamon, ¼ cup of the brown sugar and white granulated sugar together. Set aside.

• Cook apples in butter in microwave on high for 1 minute. Combine with sugar and cinnamon mixture until coated.

• Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

• With electric mixer, beat cream cheese and remaining ½ cup brown sugar together until smooth, then add apple sauce, 1 tsp lemon juice, vanilla and whipped cream and milk. Beat for 30 seconds longer. Add egg and mix until incorporated.

• Gradually add half the flour mixture, then fold in chopped pecans, toffee bits and apple/sugar mixture. Add the remaining flour mixture and stir until incorporated.

• Drop dough onto prepared pans with cookie scoop (about 1 Tbsp. sized).

• Bake in prepared oven for 20 minutes, or until bottoms are browned (these cookies will not brown on top like typical cookies). Cool on pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooking rack and let cool for another 5 minutes.

• Glaze: Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice together. Glaze should be thick, yet pourable. (Add more or less sugar or lemon juice to achieve desired consistency).

• Once cookies are cooled, drizzle glaze over cookies using a spoon (or put glaze in a ziplock bag and snip off a small corner then drizzle.)

• Garnish: Sprinkle lemon zest over cookies, dividing evenly between all cookies. Enjoy!

APPLE WORD SCRAMBLE

UNSCRAMBLE the following words we have used while at

cooking class with the “APPLE” theme!

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