Napa Harvest Apple Moons Recipes

Steps:

• Stir together to blend, sour cream, egg yolk and vanilla extract. In a large bowl stir together flour and sugar. Cut in 3/4 cup butter or margarine until like coarse crumbs. Mix in sour cream mixture until well blended.
• Divide dough in half and chill until easy to handle (3 hours or so).
• To Make Filling: In small saucepan, melt the 1 tablespoon margarine. Add apples, raisins, brown sugar and spice and cook, stirring occasionally, until apples are fork tender. Remove excess liquid and cool.
• Roll each piece of dough to about 1/8 inch thickness and cut with 2-1/2 inch round cookie cutter. Place rounds 1/2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Place (skimpy) teaspoon of filling on each round and fold in half. Seal edges with fork.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10-12 minutes or until light brown. Remove and cool. Drizzle with lemon sugar icing made with 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh), 1 tablespoon water. Mix until of drizzling consistency. If too thick, add a little more water, if too thin, a little more confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Put some simple syrup in one saucer and some crushed graham crackers in another. Dip the rim of a martini glass into the simple syrup and then into the crushed graham crackers. Set aside.
• Add ice to a cocktail shaker. Add the vodka, apple juice, pumpkin spice and 1/2 ounce simple syrup; shake well. Strain into the prepped martini glass. Top off with the pumpkin beer to just below the graham cracker rim.
• Combine the sugar with 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a light simmer. Cook until the sugar is dissolved, then remove from the heat and let cool completely.

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, toast caraway seeds, swirling skillet, until seeds are fragrant and beginning to crackle, 2 to 3 minutes; remove from skillet and set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, and oil until dressing is smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, combine cabbage, apples, and caraway seeds. Add dressing to taste, and toss to combine. Serve.

Steps:

• Slice an apple into crescents. Spread with peanut or almond butter and press granola on top.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• To make the cookies, in a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Beat in the egg, then the oats. Add the flour alternately with the pumpkin. Stir in the chocolate chips, if you've decided to use them.
• Drop the dough by 1/4-cupfuls onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 20-25 minutes, until they're set. Remove them from the oven and transfer to racks to cool.
• To make the glaze, in a medum-sized bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and milk or cream.
• Spread or drizzle each cookie with the glaze. Top with a sprinkle of pecans, if desired.