Apple Scones

1 cup whole white wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
1/4 cups white sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, chilled
1 apple
1/2 cup milk

a little extra milk
sugar
cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet by greasing it or using parchment paper. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Grate butter into dry mixture, and mix with fingers until combined. Grate apple into dry mixture. (I grate the whole apple--including the peel--just avoiding the core.) Toss to combine.

Pour 1/2 cup milk over all, and stir until dough forms into a ball. Break in two pieces, and form each into a ball. Smash each ball to a circle about 1 inch high on the baking sheet. Score each into six triangles.

Brush each round with a little milk. Sprinkle with about 1/2 TBSP sugar each, and then sprinkle cinnamon on top.  Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until starting to brown. They are done when the tops spring back at your touch. Serve warm, with butter if you like.

Apricot Leather

So--this is not technically a meal (though Isaac might beg to differ. . .) but it is worth sharing and is definitely a family favorite.

Apricot Leather 

4-5 cups apricot puree
2 TBSP lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar (more or less depending on how you like it)
1/4 cup honey

Blend ingredients until smooth. 

Spray three large rimmed cookie sheets with PAM. Divide apricot mixture evenly among them, and tilt pans to coat. Place in oven at 170 degrees (low) for 8 hours (overnight.) These are usually ready in the morning, but if still sticky, cook until dried. Peel off pan and cut. I get 8 'fruit roll-ups' out of each pan.  

*A note on apricot preparation:
Apricots are easy. Wash them. Cut in half, discard the seed. Put them in the blender. I don't measure the puree anymore. . .I usually just fill my blender, add the other ingredients and mix it all down. Voila! Easy peasy. Now just be patient while it cooks, and try not to eat it all before you wrap it. Wrap in plastic wrap and save in canning jars. We've had ours last 6 months and still be good.