Best Apple Pie

Pie Crust for top and bottom. You can use 2 frozen pie crusts.
7 medium granny smith apples
1/2 cup butter
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 heaping tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 425F.
Peel, core and slice apples. Place in a large bowl and set aside.
In a medium saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add 3 tbsp flour and mix, forming a paste. Add water, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Mix well and bring to a boil. boil on medium heat for 1 minute.
Remove from heat. Pour 1/3 cup into a measuring cup and set aside. Add remaining filling to apples and toss well.
Pour apple mixture into prepared pie crust, mounding slightly. Slice remaining pie crust on a cutting board and place on top of pie in a lattice pattern. Brush remaining 1/3 cup cup of filling onto crust.
Cover pie loosely with aluminum foil. Lightly spray foil with Pam first to avoid sticking. Place pie on a pie sheet lined with foil, shiny side down. Bake at 425F for 10-12 minutes.Reduce heat to 350F and bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil last 10 minutes to allow crust to brown. Pie is done when apples are soft when pierced with a fork and crust is golden-brown.

Serves: 8-10 people

Recipe adapted from https://audreysapron.wordpress.com/2013/12/20the-best-apple-pie-ever

Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread

1 cup butter

8 oz package cream cheese, softened

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

4 eggs

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups fresh cranberries

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan or a bundt pan.

Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing well. Mix well with a whisk. 

Slowly mix dries into wet batter until combined. Fold in cranberries and pecans.

Pour into prepared baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes.

Optional: Combine the juice of one orange and 1 cup powdered sugar. Mix well until lumps disappear. Pour over hot cake in the pan, as soon as it comes out of the oven. 

Recipe modified from http://julieseatsandtreats.com