Catching Up

Yesterday, a wonderful day at Old Sturbridge, which was hosting the amazing first annual "Drummer's Call" of fife and drum corps from around New England (including the amazing Lancraft, which played a beautiful version of "Simple Gifts" and a medly of Southern tunes including "Dixie," "Camptown Races," and "Sewanee River.")

Today, the first day back at church, where I am teaching Sunday School, plus a homecoming potluck, with some yummy foods, including the Swedish Apple Pie we took. This afternoon, I start weaving class.

Tomorrow, the kids' first full day back at school, for which I have a few things left to prepare--schultute to stuff with little school-related gifts, first day of school poster to make to use in the pictures in the morning, notecards to make for their snack boxes for everyday.

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Miss B's Swedish Apple Pie

3-5 apples, peeled and sliced (any kind or a mix)

1 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar, divided

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 cup butter, melted (1/2 cup works, too)

1 cup flour (AP or whole wheat; haven't tried with GF but think it could work)

1 egg

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional; we've also added Craisins or raisins)

Fill a greased 9' pie plate 2/3 full of apple slices. Sprinkle with 1 tsp sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon.

Combine remaining ingredients into batter and pour over apples.

Bake at 350F for 45 minutes.

N.B.  We have also added 1/2 cup or more of oats to the batter, to make it more like a crisp; use the full amount of butter in that case.

Miss B from playgroup