Okay, I admit it. Sometimes I bake just to make my house smell good. Can you really blame me? I’ve had an infant in residence for at least eight years. That’s eight years of dirty diapers. Come to think of it, for at least six of those years, we’ve had two or more in diapers. Seriously, I think I deserve a little smelly goodness from the oven.
This is one of my favorite “make your home smell good recipes” because it uses canned pie filling so its super easy to make. Whenever I bring this to potlucks people devour it and we never have seconds.
You will need:
2 (21 ounce) cans apple pie filling
2 eggs
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cold butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup oats
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Spread the apple pie filling in a 9-inch baking pan.
In large bowl, beat eggs, sweetened condensed milk, melted butter and spices until well combined. Pour mixture over apple filling. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and flour. Cut in cold butter with a pastry blender (or two knives) until crumbly. Add nuts and oats. Sprinkle over top.
Bake 50 minutes or until set. Cool. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream (optional). Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.
Cooking Skills with the Kids:
This is a great recipe to try out with the kids. Use this recipe to teach about ‘cutting butter’. The idea behind cutting butter is that you want miniature butter globules when you’re done. You want your dry ingredients to coat those miniature globules. You’d think that it would be easiest to use a pastry blender, but with little kids I’ve found that not to be the case. If you do use a pastry blender, you have to get the bowl low enough that the child can get over it and push his full weight down. I’ve also found that using a pastry blender requires one to use a twisting action of the wrist that is difficult for little kids.
So instead, I suggest cutting the butter into smaller chunks before putting it in the dry mixture. Then have your child use a fork or a plastic butter knife to further cut the butter. It is not technically the right technique but it works just as well and is easier for kids to manage.
Other Recipes You Might Want to Try:
No Bake Cinnamon Apple Cheesecake
What Can You Do With A Cake Mix?