Fall Treats

The past week provided friends and rare produce, so naturally I needed to bake a few treats! Last weekend two dear friends spent the night between orchestra rehearsals. We spent Friday evening talking late into the night. One friend had recently moved and gotten rid of 2 of 3 popover pans… that she had never used. 

Which got me thinking about the last time we used our pan. I think it was close to 10 years. So in the morning (with some trepidation) I decided to make popovers for breakfast! You never know if they will turn out correctly, so it’s a gamble trying these with an audience. I used this recipe from King Arthur’s Flour. It does not require preheating the pan, which was interesting. The most important step might be not opening the oven door after putting the popovers in. My oven door window is super dirty, so I couldn’t see when they looked done. They’re a bit brown. The recipe also makes more batter, so I filled an additional 5 muffin cups that also turned out beautifully, if slightly over-baked.

Add homemade jams and tea, and you’re all set to serve at your B and B! They were delicious!

On Monday I found 20 perfect apples from my wild trees on the ground. We haven’t had a good apple year for several years in a row, so there were almost zero worms in the fruit! If we have another apple year next year, I’m sure the insects will make a comeback!

I used a boxed pie crust mix that worked well, and the filling and streusel from this recipe. It’s not too sweet, but I think I would still use less sugar. Though the wild apples are always on the tart side, this year they seem to be a lot sweeter.

My music colleagues at school demolished one pie, and I shared the other with neighbors. Happy Fall!