Pumpkin Pancakes Homemade Apple Butter

2 eggs
1 3/4 cup biscuit mix
1 cup milk
1/2 cup pumpkin
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbls. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp.nutmeg
In medium mixing bowl, beat eggs until lemon colored and thick. stir in remailning ingredients. Pour batter by Tablespoons onto a hot griddle. Cook until puffy and bubbles begin to break. Turn and cook on the otherside until golden brown. makes 5 dozen 2 inch pancakes.

Apple Butter

1 cup sugar
2 cups crushed (blended) apples (peeled and cored)
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp allspice
2 cups apple cider (not juice)

You can double or triple (or more) this recipe. I triple it and use two large pans. I have larger pans but you can keep better control by having just two or three batches in each pan.
Place all ingredients in a large heavy bottom pan. Bring to a boil, watching it carefully and stirring occasionally. When the apples mixture starts to bubble turn down to simmer. Continue simmering throughout the day, watching and stirring occasionally. This apple butter is done when you place a small spoonful on a plate and it stays in one place without weeping out on the sides of apple mixture.
When apple butter is thick enough for you, heat it back up to boiling, stirring constantly. This gets it hot enough to bottle. When mixture is hot and bubbly turn off heat and start to dip mixture in cleaned jars, and seal each one tightly.
Now hide them somewhere safe or your family will put this on everything, I have had company put it on their frittata.

Note: I also find that putting this on complete simmer the night before gives me plenty of time to bottle it the next day. It has simmered overnight and by noon I can bottle it. The plus side is waking up to that wonderful apple cinnamon fragrance.

Oatmeal Cinnamon Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Cinnamon Chip Cookies
1 cup butter or margarine softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 1/2 cup quick cooking oatmeal
1 2/3 cup HERSHEY cinnamon chips (Alberstons)
3/4 cup raisins
Heat oven to 350F
beat butter, brown sugar and white sugar,until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla,beat well. Combine flour and baking soda;add to butter mixture,beating well. stir in oats, cinnamon chips and raisins (batter will be stiff)
Drop by heaping teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 -12 minutes cool 1 minute and remove makes 4 dozen.
( I did not use raisins)
This is a great cookie.

Carmel apples

This is so Yummy and easy!!! I got the recipe off real mom's blog.

Caramel apples
1/2 cup butter cubed
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup light corn Syrup
dash of salt
1 can 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
10-12 popsicle sticks
10-12 medium tart apples washed and dried
In a large heavy sauce pan, melt butter;add corn syrup,brown sugar and salt. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil about 10-12 minutes. stir in milk. Remove from heat;stir in vanilla. Insert popsicle sticks into apples. Dip each apple into hot caramel mixture;turn to coat. Set on greased wax paper to cool. Makes 10-12 apples. I had a little caramel left so I butter a small glass pan and put it in there. Yummy Caramel!!! I made them with my Grand babies after we watched conference. In the picture I was holding Grace hand to dip and she said no Grandma HOT!!!