A Thanksgiving Staple at Our House

Cran-apple crunch is a Thanksgiving staple in the Randall 'must-haves' line up, every year. I think the first person to make it for our family when I was a youngster was my Aunt Norma. I recall that we all loved it so well, that she made it each year after it appeared on the scene in the late 60's or early 70's. We used to have a huge dinner with all of Mom's sisters and families. There were 10 cousins, 3 aunts and uncles, my family of four and Meme - those were the days! Now, my family enjoys it every year too! It's the one recipe I follow exactly, so here it is for you!

Cran-apple Crunch
2 cups fresh cranberries (or one bag)
3 cups apples chopped unpeeled
Cover the first 2 ingredients with 1/2 cup sugar  in a 9x12 casserole dish.

Melt: 1 stick butter
Add: 1 cup oatmeal, 1/2 pecans, 1/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar
Spread this mixture over the cranberries and apples.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly and browned.

Enjoy next year! I was too busy cooking to add this before Thanksgiving 2015. Hope yours was as blessed as mine.

Apple Brownies

Friends are coming over soon and it's fall so it's time for Apple Brownies!
I only make these for special occasions because if I made them for Terry and me, we'd eat them until they are gone - not good for the waistline! By the way this is an amended Blonde Brownies recipe, so substitute away...I did!

Recipe:
Preheat oven to 350
2/3 cup butter (or margarine)
2 cups brown sugar, either type-dark or light
2 eggs
1tsp.vanilla
1/2 cup nuts ( I use pecans)
1 1/2 cups flour (I know...more sugar that flour...)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1-1 1/2 cups diced apples
1 cup white chocolate chips

Melt butter; stir in ingredients as listed, after butter cools a bit. Fold in apples last and then sprinkle chips on the top after you have poured the batter into a 9x12 pan. Bake about 25 minutes. Watch carefully for browning.
ENJOY....