The Bishop Christmas Party

So...we have been in our house for almost 4 weeks! Woohoo! We have been killing ourselves trying to unpack/decorate/clean the house for the "Bishop Christmas Party."

Brad decided that as a "Thank You" to his team at John Deere, we would host a Christmas Party. I was all for this...if the house was ready! Hence the killing ourselves... I LOVE hosting parties, cooking, baking, decorating, and all that hosting entails. This is some Southern Hospitality right here up in Iowa. About 2 weeks before the party, I planned out the menu. The cooking/baking/preparing began on Sunday...the party was Thursday night at 6:00 pm!

Brad is a Manufacturing Engineer Supervisor at JD. He has about a 6-7 person team. So far, he is loving his job and I think it is safe to say (from previous comments), that Brad's team is glad he is here. That's my man. Anyways, we were very happy to have his team and their significant others over, as well as a few other co-workers for some Christmas fun!

I spent all of Wednesday and Thursday afternoon in the kitchen. I mean, from 12:00 - late into the night on Wednesday and until 6:00 on Thursday. Whew! Like I said though, I love this stuff! The first guest arrived promptly at 6:00 on Thursday night. Everyone else came within the next 15 minutes. We had a full house! total, we had 20 people over.

The Menu:

Snacks/Candies:

• Chocolate covered pretzels with Christmas sprinkles
• Pretzel Kisses
• Homemade Cream Cheese Mints

Appetizers:

• Spicy Chicken Roll-ups
• Spinach Artichoke dip and chips
• Garlic dip and chips
• Fruit Pizza Cups

Dinner:

• Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta
• Three Meat Pizza Casserole
• Chicken Salad and rolls

Dessert:

• New York Cheesecake (homemade from scratch!)
• Candy Cane Blossom cookies
• Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes

I didn't get too many pictures, unfortunately...I was a little busy...but here are a few!

Overall, we had a wonderful time. It was so nice to spend time with each guest and get to know some of the wives better. God has blessed us with a beautiful home, good jobs, and great people around us.

Pin That! ~ Candy Cane Blossoms

Saw it. Pinned it. Actually Did it!

Yep! Today is Thursday...yet again. The good thing is Thursday are the link up day for "Saw it. Pinned it. Did it." with Steph @BEAUtiful Mess and Katie @Keep Calm and Carry on!

This week I was a little rushed to complete this post since we are hosting Brad's work Christmas party at our house...um, TONIGHT! So, I used one of the cookie recipes that I made yesterday for this post. They also happen to be new for me, something I found on Pinterest, and a new favorite!! They are Christmas cute!

Candy Cane Blossoms

Original Pin...

Source: kiurl.co via Claire on Pinterest

Aren't they pretty?!? These cookies turned out so cute and they were pretty easy! And thanks to my ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HUBBY!, as of last night...I own this baby!!

No lie. I called my husband yesterday at 4:30 in an absolute tizzy. "Babe! I need you to stop at the store on your way home from work. My hand mixer just broke! The engine is dead. Stupid cheap crap!"

About an hour later...in walks my husband...with a KITCHEN AID in his arms!! Holla! I about fell out. Dead. Slain. Now ladies, this isn't the base model. My husband spent a pretty penny on this baby. A girls kitchen dream!! Now my life is complete. Oh yea...and it's red. Done deal.

Anyways! Back to the cookies. They are awesome.
Ingredients:

• 1 bag Hershey;s Kisses brand Candy Cane Kisses
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons milk
• Red and Green colored sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove wrappers from candies (approx. 35)
2. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, and egg in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternatively with milk to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in red and/or green colored sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8 - 1o minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookies is set. Remove from oven; cool 2 to 3 minutes. Press candy piece into center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Yields approximately 35 cookies.

 Happy Baking and pinning! Woo!

Brownie Batter Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes

Whoa...these were so yummy! If you don't mind eating 8,000 calories in one bite, then these cupcakes are for you!

Now I will say, I will not be making these on a regular basis, but for the holidays? These cupcakes were a huge hit! I am a self-acclaimed chocolate addict, so these were a huge temptation for me. They were really really good. Brad died over them. You must try them...at least once...

 Brownie Batter Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes 

Brownie Batter:

•  1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 (18.25 oz) box devil’s food cake mix

1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix on medium speed for 2 mins until well combined. 
2. Using a small scoop (about 1.5 tbsp) drop batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze overnight.

Cupcakes:

• 1 (18.25 oz) box devil’s food cake mix
• 1 (3.9 oz) pkg Jello instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray and line with cupcake liners. 
2. Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips into a very large bowl and mix on medium speed for 2 mins until well combined. 
3. Stir in chocolate chips. 
4. Using a large scoop (about 3 tbsp) drop batter into the cupcake liners, filling about 2/3rds full. 
5. Remove brownie batter from freezer and press into the cupcake batter. 
6. Bake for 22-28 mins. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:

• 5 sticks butter, softened
• 8 oz powdered sugar
• 1.5 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa)
• a pinch of table salt
• 1.5 cups light corn syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 16 oz milk chocolate chips

1. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring well every 30 seconds. 
2. Allow to cool for 5-10 mins. 
3. Combine butter, sugar, cocoa and salt in a food processor and process until smooth, about 30 seconds. Scrape the bowl as needed. 
4. Add the corn syrup and vanilla and process until just combined, about 5-10 seconds. 
5. Scrape the bowl again, then add the melted chocolate and pulse until smooth and creamy, about 10-15 seconds. 
6. You can use a mixer for this too, if you don’t have a food processor, just don’t whip the butter too much! :) 

*Side note: I will say, I didn't have enough time to make this frosting, so I just used the whipped chocolate frosting in a can. It still turned out amazing.

Happy baking and enjoy the chocolate overload!!

New York Cheese Cake

This recipe comes from the Food Network website. I really liked the way this recipe turned out. The instruction were very easy to follow. Next time, I will only make a few "tweaks" of my own!

New York Cheese Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1 orange, zested
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sour cream

There were suggested toppings of Strawberry, Blueberry, or Pineapple sauces.  You can find the recipes for them here.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Butter the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. In a mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar and mix well. Press onto bottom of springform pan and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. When completely cooled, butter the sides of the pan.
3. Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees F.
4. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, zests and vanilla and beat until light and creamy. 
5. Add the flour, then the eggs and yolks 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the sour cream and mix until smooth. 
6. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 12 minutes. 
7. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F and bake for 1 hour more. 
8. Transfer cake to a cooling rack and let cool completely. 
9. Refrigerate cake overnight before serving.
10. To serve, top with sauce of choice. Slice with a knife dipped in hot water and wiped with a clean cloth, and serve. 

Happy baking!

Fruit Pizza Cups

This is one of my favorite and most requested recipes! Easy and delicious!

Fruit Pizza Cups

Ingredients ~ Sugar Cookie:

• 1 C margarine (softened)                                                             
• ½ t. baking soda
• ½ C brown sugar 
• 2 C flour – add ½ C more for cut outs 
•  ½ C sugar     
• ½ t. salt
• 1 egg                                                                                                     
• 1 t. vanilla

Ingredients ~ Icing:

• 1 cup cool whip
• 1, 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• mixed berries (or any desired fruit)

Directions:

1. Cream together margarine and sugars.  
2. Add egg and vanilla.  
3. Add dry ingredients.  
4. Refrigerate for a few hours especially for the cut outs.  Place balls in a greased muffin tin.
5. Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Plac
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  
7. After allowing cookies to cool for about 2 minutes, use a tsp measuring took to make an imprint in the cookie by pressing it down into the middle of the cookie.
8. While cookies are still warm, but not hot, take them out of the muffin tin and allow them to cool completely.
9. Mix together the icing and spoon into cookies. 
10. Add fruit as desired.

Happy baking!

Cream Cheese Mints ~ from Scratch!

If I had known these were going to be this easy to make, I would been making them years ago! Brad absolutely loves them! When I mentioned I was going to make them, he was pretty happy about it. They were easy, they turned out great, AND mint actually helps you feel less full, so your guests will appreciate them as well!

Cream Cheese Mints

Ingredients:

• 1, 3 oz package cream cheese, softened
• 1 tsp. pure peppermint or mint extract
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• optional - food coloring
• optional - rainbow-colored sugar crystals

Directions:

1. Line baking sheets with waxed paper.  I use jelly roll-size pans.
2. In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer beat together softened cream cheese and peppermint extract.
3. *Note: While creaming the cream cheese is the ideal time to add food coloring to dye the dough.
4. Add powdered sugar gradually and beat until smooth, kneading in the last of the powdered sugar with hands or a heavy spoon. 
5. Lightly dust the wax paper-lined baking sheets with sifted powdered sugar.  
6. Using a 1/2-teaspoon measuring spoon, form mixture into balls the size of a cherry.
7. Place two rows of dough balls 1/2-inch or so apart, then flatten with a pretty stamp or a fork, like I do.  If you'll lay out a couple rows first, by the time you're ready to roll out the third row, the tops of the dough balls are dry enough to flatten easily without having to dip and re-dip the fork in powdered sugar.
    

Pretzels and Chocolate

Yum, yum, yum. I am a SUCKER for the pretzel/chocolate combo. LOVE!! Plus, they are so easy to decorate for any holiday or occasion! Here are 2 of my favorite ways to combine the two yummies.


Chocolate Pretzel Rods

Ingredients:

• pretzel rods
•  melting chocolates (cake section)
• holiday/colored sprinkles

Directions:

1. Melt chocolate as directed in the microwave (carefully).
2. Dip pretzel rods in the chocolate.
3. Hold the dipped pretzel over a paper plate as you decorate with sprinkles.
4. Lay decorated pretzel on wax paper to harden.

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Pretzel Kisses

Ingredients:

• 1 bag square pretzels (butter squares)
• 2 bags hugs kisses
• 1 bag M&M's

Directions:

1. Heat oven to "warm".
2. Place pretzels on baking sheet. Unwrap and place a Hugs kiss on each pretzel.
3. "Bake" in the oven for about 8 minutes.
4. While Hugs kisses are warm, place an M&M in the center.
5. Place baking sheet in the refrigerator to cool.

Happy baking! Enjoy that salty/sweet snack!

Pin That! ~ Pumpkin Spiced Cream Cheese Breakfast Rolls

 

Saw it. Pinned it. Actually did it!

It's Thursday! and this particular Thursday holds so much more excitement than most Thursdays because...

WE ARE MOVING TOMORROW!!

Tomorrow, we will be moving into the house that we have anxiously patiently been waiting for! We started building our house here in Iowa aaaaall the way back in July. Now it is November, and the house is ready for us! Today, they are doing the final cleaning and we will be closing in the morning and moving in the afternoon (well moving a little bit in the afternoon - most of the move will be on Saturday when Brad's family will be here to help!)

So, yea, anyways...we are super excited!! Now on to other great things about Thursday! Today is "Saw it. Pinned it. Did it." linkup with Steph @Beautiful Mess and Katie @Keep Calm and Carry On.

So, (since we are moving and most of our stuff is packed and I can't really do a craft...) I baked again. And yes, I am obsessed with pumpkin recipes. I know, I know. It's tragic. The muffins from last week were a huge hit with Brad's team, so I guess they don't mind an abundance of pumpkin goodies. Those boys sure are spoiled! Well, today, they are getting.... (originally from Pinterest, via The Picky Palate. I adore this blog.

original pin

Pumpkin Spiced Cream Cheese Breakfast Rolls   

Ingredients: Rolls

• 2 packages/cans Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
• 4 0z cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 Cup brown sugar
• 1/4 Cup canned pumpkin (Libby’s)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg

Ingredients: Frosting 

• 4 oz softened cream cheese
• 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon canned pumpkin (Libby’s)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Unroll crescent rolls to form 4 rectangles placed side by side.  Pinch seams together to form one long rectangle.  
2. Place cream cheese, brown sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon and nutmeg into a mixer; beat until well combined.  
3. Spread mixture over crescents leaving a 1/2 inch border around edges.  Starting at long end, roll up then cut into 1 inch pieces.  
4. Place around 2 9 inch cake pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray.  I left the centers open so the rolls form a circle. (I placed the rolls on a large cookie sheet).
5. Bake for 28-30 minutes or until rolls are golden brown.  Remove and let cool for 10 minutes.  Frost warm rolls with cream cheese frosting recipe below.
6. For the frosting, Mix all ingredients into a large bowl until smooth.  Spread over warm rolls.

I think I made 2 mistakes....1) I used Pillsbury 's seamless dough sheet instead of the crescent rolls (I thought that would be waaaay easier, and 2) let's just say, I can't wait to use my new oven. I would keep an eye on these guys. Mine turned out a little crispy and they definitely don't look like the picture. They were still really yummy though! I will have to try them again!

Happy Baking!!  

Pin That! ~ Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Muffins

 

Saw it. Pinned it. Actually did it!

It's Thursday! Which means, tomorrow is Friday AND it is "Saw it. Pinned it. Did it." day! I think I'm falling in love with this Link up, mostly because it gives me a good excuse to cook/bake/craft all the things I've pinned on Pinterest (as if I even need an excuse!) Plus! I haven't made anything for Brad's team in about a week or so, so it was time! 

This week for "Saw it. Pinned it. Did it." I made Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Muffins. I am trying so hard to cling desperately hold onto fall and pumpkin anything! I found the recipe on Pinterest, but the orginal source is Peabody @Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. She has tons of recipes, so I have tagged this sight and will keep on visiting it!

This recipe...um, YUM! It has lots of yummy goodness like: pumpkin, white chocolate chips, and spices! Make sure you try this one out before Fall is over!! You will not regret it and I guarantee that whoever you share with will be grateful! (Brad ate 4 of them last night!)

Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup of walnuts, chopped (I did not add this because of my nut allergy)
• 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour (* I used white whole wheat flour)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• (I added 1/2 tsp. of pumpkin spice)
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
• 4 oz unsalted butter, melted
• 6 oz white chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, spices, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl, mix together the eggs, vanilla bean paste, pumpkin, and unsalted butter. Add in the chocolate chips and nuts.
4. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until the dry ingredients are moistened. Do not over mix.
5. Scoop batter into greased or paper cup lined muffin cups. Bake for about 20-22 minutes or until puffed and springy to the touch. Cool then remove from cups. 

Side note: Makes 20-24 muffins (depending on how full you fill the cups). I made a double batch (filling the cups pretty full) and I got 36 muffins!

All I can say is YUM and I hope you get to try them!

Happy baking!

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

Yep, it's another week and time for another pasta dish for Brad's lunch!

Last night he told me, "You know, I watch all these people at work eat frozen meals and other crap. I love that you take care of me and make me healthy lunches every week. It really means a lot to me and I appreciate you taking the time. All the guys always tell me that is smells so good and that they are jealous. You're such a good wifey!" ***shine*fireworks*glow*** Seriously, the sweetest thing to say. That was a proud wife moment.

Anywho...Brad LOVES, and I mean LOVES chicken bacon ranch anything. I found this recipe from Nikki @ Chef in Training. Um, I love this blog. I hope someday I can have such an extensive array of recipes!

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

 

Ingredients:

• 10-12 oz penne wheat pasta
• 2 cups cooked and chopped chicken (*I used 3 chicken breasts)
• 3/4 cup cooked and crumbled bacon (*I used turkey bacon)
• 1/4 cup butter (*I used light butter)
• 1/4 cup flour (*I used wheat flour) 
• 2 cups heavy cream (*I used skim milk!)
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/3 cup ranch dressing (from the bottle)
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:  

1. Cook pasta according to its package's directions. Drain. (I always add a tiny bit of olive oil after I drain it and stir in around so the pasta noodles don't stick together or the pot.)
2. Toss in cooked and chopped chicken as well as cooked and crumbled turkey bacon into the pasta.
3. TO MAKE RANCH ALFREDO SAUCE: Melt butter in saucepan, add flour and stir to combine. Once you have your roux, add heavy cream (or milk) stir constantly until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and stir in Garlic salt, onion powder and ranch dressing until well combined.
4. Pour ranch alfredo over pasta, chicken and bacon. Stir to evenly combine.
5. Add in shredded cheddar cheese and stir to combine.
6. Pour into a casserole pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.

This recipe was delicious! I was VERY surprised with how good it was! Happy cooking! 

Funfetti Whoopie Pies

Continued... Here is another recipe I used for tailgating this weekend at UNI with Brad's family!

Who does not love sugar cookies, sprinkles, and icing! Um, hello sweetness overload! I know, I know, I'm a child at heart! The hardest part about this recipe...was not eating all of the dough! I take after my mother when it comes to cookie dough. I found this recipe on another blog. I wish I could remember which one it was though!! Oops... Oh well, here's a colorful, sweet cookie for you! These turned out so well! They just might be one of my new favorites.

Tailgate recipe #5
Funfetti Whoopie Pies

Ingredients: Cookies 

• 2 sticks softened butter
• 1  1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. imitation butter flavor
• 1 egg
• 2  2/3 all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup colored sprinkles (I used the long kind)

Directions: Cookies

1. Beat the butter and sugar on high speed for about 5 minutes or until fluffy. 
2. Add the vanilla, butter flavor, and egg. Beat until well combined. 
3. Sift in the flours, soda, and salt. Mix to combine. 
4. Stir in the sprinkles. Chill the dough. (If you're in a hurry, throw in in the freezer). 
5. Preheat the oven to 375º. 
6. Take a small piece of the dough, roll into a ball, dip in the sprinkles, and place on the baking sheet. 
7. Repeat until the sheet is filled. Bake about 7 minutes. 
8. Keep the remaining dough in the freezer while the other are baking. 
9. They will flatten out as the bake and puff up a little when they're done. 
10. Sandwich cooled cookies together with filling if desired (recipe below).
    

Ingredients: Filling

• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 sticks cold butter, chopped into small cubes
• 1/2 cup sprinkles (I used the little round ones)

Directions: Filling

1. Beat the cream and vanilla until slightly thickened. 
2. Beat in the powdered sugar until thick and smooth. 
3. Beat in about one fourth of the cold butter cubes at a time on high speed. 
4. Beat for about 10 minutes on high speed in your stand mixer until smooth. 
5. Use to fill cooled cookies. 

Note: I was not excited about how the filling turned out, so I ended up using Whipped Icing that I bought from the store!

Happy baking!!

Cream Cheese Cookies

Continued...This weekend we are tailgating at UNI's Homecoming game with Brad's family!

This recipe is a family recipe. My mom makes these cookies every Christmas during her 2-3 day cookie baking event! These cookies are so soft and delicious. The best part about these cookies is that you can make them in many different flavors, because you use a cake mix! I have made yellow cakes cookies (pictured below and my favorite), strawberry cake cookies, chocolate cake cookies, and red velvet cake cookies (not my favorite). These are great to bring to any event!

Tailgate Recipe #2

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1, 8 oz. package of cream cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla
• 1 package (18.5 oz.) cake mix (your choice!)

Directions:

1. Cream butter and cheese.  
2. Blend in egg and vanilla. 
3. Add cake mix, 1/2 at a time; mix well. If mixer is used, add last part of cake mix by hand.  
4. Chill dough for 1/2 hr.
5. Heat oven to 375 degrees.  
6. Drop by scant teaspoonfuls on un-greased baking sheet.  
7. Bake 8 to 10 min., until delicately browned.  
8. Cool cookies before removing from baking sheet.

Happy baking!

Apple Brownies

This weekend we are tailgating at UNI's homecoming. We are tailgating with Brad's parents, sister and brother-in-law, and friends. Throughout the week, the girls have been deciding on what to bring. I decided to look up some "fall" recipe's. Here's on that I found!

(UNI is the University of Northern Iowa that is in our town, Cedar Falls. Brad's brother, Matt, and his sister, Beth, both went to UNI. From what I have seen and heard, it is a very nice school. After being in the Cedar Falls School District, it is obvious to see the influence that the University has in Cedar Falls.)

Tailgating Recipe #1

Apple Brownies
Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 medium apples - peeled, cored, and sliced thinly (I would recommend only 2)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (I substituted slivered almonds since I'm allergic to walnuts!)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Note: I ended up using 1 1/2 cups flour and 2 tsp. cinnamon. I used the 3 apples, and I wanted to make sure the apple didn't over-power the "brownie" affect.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the melted butter, sugar, and egg until fluffy. Fold in the apples and walnuts. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture until just blended. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking dish.
3. Bake 30-35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Happy Baking!