Baking Experiments

As Ike threatens, a little friend is still in the hospital, and my FIL undergoes an angiogram, we decided to make some fun for breakfast this morning. Three variations, three different results.

Biscuit Apple Pies
Mama got this original recipe on some site for kids' activities.

1 package refrigerator biscuits
1-2 apples, chopped
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven according to biscuit package.
Combine chopped apples with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Separate biscuits and flatten each. Place apple mixture on half of biscuit rounds. Top with remaining biscuits. Pinch edges. Prick tops with a fork.
Bake according to the biscuit package (but be prepared to increase time).

Our suggestions: Perhaps use 1 round per "pie" and fold it over more like a pasty. This would increase the apple to dough ratio, which is Bud's preference. Also, the biscuits might cook more evenly. Or you could make a depression in the top of a single biscuit round and make an open-faced pie. And you'll have more of them!! We had extra apple mixture so we made these . .


Another Apple Pie

1 package crescent rolls (I had these because I couldn't remember if the above recipe called for rolls or biscuits!)
leftover mixture from recipe above

Preheat oven according to roll package.
Separate rolls. Place apple mixture in wide part of dough and roll towards small end.
Bake according to roll package.

Our note: Not a lot of apples fit in these but they are a lot less messy. I also like the dough better (we used reduced fat). Then we ran out of apples for 8 rolls, so we made these . . .


Pan au chocolat

1 package crescent rolls
chocolate chips (we had milk chocolate; semi-sweet would be better)

Preheat oven according to roll package.
Separate rolls. Place approximately 1-2 teaspoons chocolate chips in wide part of dough and roll towards small end.
Bake according to roll package.

Our note: These were my favorites, of course.


For any of these, you could use various fillings--mmmm, nutella comes to mind. Or marzipan/almond paste. Or apples and walnuts. Or, cheese--mmmm, ricotta with fruit, or cream cheese (reminds me of a kolache I get with cottage cheese, sugar, and shredded coconut!). With broccoli (the biscuit would be better for a mini-pot pie), for dinner. At that point, the combinations are endless.