Kool Apple Crisp

This was a spur-of-the-moment idea to use up some apples that were getting a bit past their prime.  It is a great way to use apples that aren't "baking apples."  The lemon drink mix gives the apples some tartness that most "eating apples" don't have.

Ingredients:

•  4-5 medium eating apples, cored and cut in wedges
  
•  1/4 Cup sugar
  
•  2 Tb flour
  
•  1 pkg lemonade drink mix (unsweetened)
  
•  Dash of salt
  

Top with:

•  1/2 Cup rolled oats
  
•  1/2 Cup brown sugar
  
•  1/4 Cup flour
  
•  1/2 tsp cinnamon
  
•  1/4 Cup butter or margarine (1/2 a stick)
  

Prep:
Mix until sugar is blended in. Spread mixture in the bottom of a 13x9 baking pan.

Combine topping ingredients, cutting butter into mixture until it is the consistency of coarse crumbs.

Sprinkle topping evenly over apples. Bake at 375 about 45 to 50 minutes.

Apple Johnny Cake

Ingredients:

•  4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin
  
•  1 c water
  
•  1 c brown sugar
  
•  1 t cinnamon
  
•  1/4 t ground cloves
  
•  1/4 t allspice
  
•  2 pkgs corn bread mix (Jiffy brand or similar)
  

Prep:
(The Jiffy mix requires an egg and 1/3 cup milk per pkg, other brands may have different requirements). Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 cake pan. Submerge the apple slices in the water while you are coring and slicing the apples to prevent them from turning brown. When they are all sliced, add the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves and allspice to the apples and water. In a saucepan, bring the mixture to a boil.

Mix one pkg of the corn bread according to pkg directions and spread it carefully in the bottom of the cake pan. Ladle the apple mixture on top gently (don't clobber the batter!), leaving enough left over to top the cake. Mix the second pkg of corn bread and spread it over the apple filling in the pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until the top is an even golden brown. Spread the remaining apple filling over the top of the cake while it is still warm.
Cut after cooling.