Using Cranberries

Cranberry Apple Crisp

TIPical Mary Ellen host Mary Ellen Pinkham provides tips for cooking with cranberries.

Cranapple Crisp

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups of quick oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 stick melted butter
1 can cranberry sauce (whole berry)
2 Tbs. cornstarch
5 peeled, chopped Granny Smith apples

Preparation:

Mix cornstarch and cranberries in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer, then pour over apples so that they are covered in cranberry sauce. Spread into a 8 x 8 pan. In a bowl mix together brown sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon and oats. Sprinkle over the cranapple mixture and bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.

Tips

• Make cranberry pancake syrup by mixing light corn syrup with cranberry sauce, then cooking over low heat. Take one can of cranberries and add to that a couple of tablespoons of corn syrup and heat.

• Dried cranberries can be used or replaced in recipes for raisins. They taste great in cereal, stuffing, oatmeal, salads, cookies and cakes.

• Dried cranberries can be easily rehydrated by simply covering them with water. Another method is to pour hot liquid over the berries, then let stand for 20 minutes.

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•	Clothing Maintenance
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