Jon's Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce.

 Ingredients:

2 1/2 c flour

2 t baking powder

3/4 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

2 t ground nutmeg

1/4 t ground ginger

1/4 t ground allspice

1 c oil

1 c sugar

1/2 c brown sugar

1 c unsweetened applesauce

4 large eggs

1 t vanilla

2 T orange juice

3 c chopped, and peeled apples( 1 tart and 2 sweet)

Preheat oven to 350,  grease 9X13 pan.  Whisk wet ingredients and stir into dry.  Fold in apples.

Bake 45-50 min. until toothpick comes out clean.  At 30 min mark tent ccake with foil.

Remove cake  from oven and cool on  cooling rack fro 30 min.

While cooling make caramel sauce.

Caramel sauce

1/4 c butter

1 c packed brown sugar

1/2 c heavy cream

1/2 c powdered sugar

In saucepan  on medium heat  mix butter, br sugar, and heavy cream. Stir constantly let mixture come to a rapid boil.  Boil for 1 minute. Give it a quick stir, Turn heat to low and let simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar.  Let sit  and thicken for 20 minutes. If sauce gets to thick heat in microwave.

Thackeray Reunion Granola

Preheat oven to 325

Ingredients:

Mix together in bowl

6 c rolled old fashioned oats

2 c. chopped pecans or sliced almonds

1 c shredded coconut

1/2 c brown sugar

Stir together with:

6 T coconut oil melted

1/2 c maple syrup or honey

1/2 t salt

1 t vanilla

Spread on 2 large cookie sheets.  Bake for 15 minutes.  Turn off oven and let it finish toasting. Cool.

Crumble/ break into pieces for cereal or toppings.

Sausage Egg Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole

Spray a 9x13 with cooking spray.

Place 8 frozen hash brown patties (or a layer of tater tots) in the bottom of 9x13.

Brown 1 lb sausage (could use bacon or ham) and sprinkle on potatoes. 

-If you want to add veggies (peppers, onions etc) sprinkle them on at this point too.

Whisk 12 eggs, 1 cup milk and salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour over potatoes and sausage.

Sprinkle 1c of cheese on top.

(You can cover this and keep in fridge until you are ready to bake)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Bake COVERED foil for 25 minutes. 

Remove foil and bake for another 20 minutes or so.  Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes, then cut into portions and serve.