Caramel Apple Biscuits Recipe

         
      2 c  Red Band Self-Rising Flour
      1 T  sugar
    1/4 t  nutmeg
      3 T  shortening
      2 T  butter
    3/4 c  buttermilk
      1 lg golden delicious apple
           -peeled and grated
           Caramel Sauce,recipe
           -follows or
           use prepared caramel sauce

Mix flour, sugar and nutmeg. Cut butter and shortening into flour
mixture. Stir in grated apple. Add buttermilk and stir. Knead on a
floured board 5 to 10 times. Pat out to 1/2 inch thickness and cut with
a 2-inch circle biscuit cutter. Place biscuits on an ungreased baking
sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden. Remove
to rack and drizzle caramel sauce over warm biscuits. Makes 12-14
biscuits.

Caramel Sauce:
Bring ½ cup light brown sugar, 2 Tablespoons butter, and 2 Tablespoons
whipping cream to a boil, over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil
for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, cool to room
temperature.

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Caramel Apple Pie
 
           PASTRY
      2 c  flour
    1/4 t  salt
     12 c  oil
      5 T  water
           FILLING
      6    granny Smith apple
    2/3 c  caramel sauce
    1/2 c  flour
    1/4 t  cinnamon

PASTRY - Combine flour & salt. Mix together water & oil, add to
flour stirring with a fork.  Roll out pastry between pieces of waxed
paper.

FILLING - Peel & thinnly slice apples.  Add flour to apples & place in
pie shell.  Pour Caramel Sauce over apples.  Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Cover with top pastry & bake at 420 degrees for 15 minutes.  Reduce
temperature to 350 degrees & continue baking until golden brown.

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