Cinnamon Fried Apples

[warren5421]

As a young man in the 1950's I remember grandma Young having her kids and grandkids for a big breakfast. She would make Cinnamon Fried Apples on the wood burning cook stove. She would do eggs, potatoes, her own bacon, ham,and salt pork and etc.

Anyone have an old time Cinnamon Fried Apples recipe, Cracker Barrel isn't even close to my memory though their's may be it.

[Bazoo]

We call them stewed apples. We do about 3 lbs apples, peel and core and slice, 1/4 stick butter in a skillet throw the apples in, add water enough to cover, and cook till almost done. Then add bout 1 1/4 cups sugar and cinnamon to taste.

[Bazoo]

[warren5421]

sounds good, will try it. Do you have a type of apple, Wineshap (sp) and Macintosh are two that I remember as cooking apples.

[Bazoo]

We use gala most often but we have used several varieties. You can use whatever you have handy, if it ain't the best it'll either be mushy or a bit firm, but still taste good. I peel them with a cheap peeler machine we have. If it gets into the seeds, the pocket their in will be hard if that section ain't removed.

[Wayne Smith]

NOT Mackintosh! They cook down to mush and unless you are making applesauce they are not a cooking apple.

[Pinger87]

Use Granny Smiths. They're great for cooking. Stewed or in pies.

[warren5421]

Bazoo tried your recipe but didn't taste like grandma's. I wonder if it has to do with the wood cook stove? The wife said no when I offered her a new wood stove over her old electric stove.

[gbrown]

I use Gala or red delicious. Do them in the microwave. Take a knife and core them out, try to leave some in the bottom to hold in the juices. Put in a tbsp or a little more + of butter, 1/4 tsp of cinnamon, sweetener, Sweet n Low or sugar. Wrap in Saran Wrap type stuff, pierce all over with fork, nuke for 3 minutes, check, and then nuke for another 2-3 minutes. Let cool, enjoy. Couple scoops of good ice cream, covered by this ain't bad.

[Bazoo]

Sorry it wasnt to suit. I magine granny cooked it for 50 years before you got your taste eh? Might have something to do with it.

We made another batch with golden delicious as they were cheaper... Not as good either, more tart.

[warren5421]

Got an old Cast Iron Skillet at a yard sale, about a pound more in weight, and made a big difference in the taste. Must be the weight holds the heat different and cooks different, maybe not as high a temp which puts more flavor in the apple. No name or number anywhere on skillet so will be heard to find another.