i remember just a few things from that experience.
playing poor man's lacrosse....
wearing my maternity overalls to youth group...
*why do i remember that? & why did i have so many pairs of maternity overalls?
crying during the lessons....
*i have ALWAYS been a cry-er.
cried through my entire wedding...cry at commercials...movies...EVERYTHING..i cry a little probably every day...but i am not sad...i am tenderhearted? gushy? over-emotional? hormonal?!!
AND JP's mom's apple bars.
i remember the night he brought them and i fell in love with them...my life changed forever.
i ate waaaaaay too many.
now i want to share this yumminess with YOU.
Relax...it has apples....so it's healthy!
first you combine 4 C. flour, 1/2 t. salt and 2 C. sugar
second, cut in 3 sticks of butter.
butter = that's dairy = healthy!
when it's crumbly you are finished. (i use my hands for this step, works better than anything i've tried)
take half of your crumbly mixture and press it into a jelly roll pan.
peel and slice 5 granny smith apples....cover the pressed down crumb mixture with these apples.
combine 1/3 C. sugar and 1 t. cinnamon, sprinkle it over the apples.
crumble the remaining flour/sugar/butter mixture on top of the apples.
bake it at 350 degrees for 50 - 60 minutes...until it is crispy on the bottom.
after i put mine in the oven i looked out my kitchen window and saw the girls.
i love that view.
cooking or cleaning in my kitchen and watching the kids play at the same time.....{{{HAPPY SIGH}}}.
(this weekend was VERY cold suddenly...soccer/football games were torture.)
after it bakes, let it cool.
make a glaze with 1 C. powdered sugar, 1 t. vanilla, 1 T. water.
drizzle it over entire pan of bars.
cut into squares and ENJOY.
last night someone said "it's like eating an apple pie with your hand."
i agree.
you will love it.
and you won't be able to stop nibbling at it all day.
i know this because i have been doing just that since breakfast.
recipe is in the left sidebar.
and thank you hanna for sending these with JP to youth group 9 years ago.
