In the kitchen with Audrey Ann at Applehill Farmhouse

#mealprep #mealplan #farmlife
Hi friends! I'm so excited to start sharing my kitchen with you! If you're not one to be in the kitchen please stick around for decorating, home tours and our life here on the farm!
WE appreciate each and everyone of you!

[@nancymartz9074]

So interesting. Everything looks delicious, now I want to eat! You and Dave are such hard workers but your always so joyful about it. Thanks for sharing

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

Thanks so much

[@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow]

Potato bird needs a toothpick beak! Our apple trees are too young to provide much, but our pear trees produce literally THousands of pears ; would love to see some pear recipes if you have them in future.

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

We have pear trees and have many recipes for pears! Thanks for the idea. Enjoy your day!

[@kathyjones616]

My granddaughter name is Audrey Kate ❤️

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

awwww

[@rebeccakidder1397]

Apple Hill Farmhouse, and Audrey Ann it is! Loved this video. Your baking is beautiful. Thank you.

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

Thank you!

[@annshanks5862]

Yummy! Everything looks so good! I enjoy the video very much!

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

Thank you for following along!

[@dellahayden5606]

Great video! Love all of your yummy 😋 baked goods too!!! Great name choice ❤🤗🍁🌻🍂

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

Thank you!

[@JanTrewhitt]

Thanks for this informative video on the things you make! Blessings.

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

Blessings to you too, thank you!

[@lindamelz242]

Hi Audrey Ann !!! Great new series and names for you and your farm. Beautiful looking pie.

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

Thanks so much!

[@paulalim1476]

I cannot wait for an apple pie workshop. My filling is fine, but my crust, not so much.

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

It will be fun!

[@meadowsweetfarmfiberartsdesign]

I love your choice of Apple Hill Farmhouse 🎉 I want to try your recipe for biscuits. I can’t wait to attend one of your pie baking workshops. Happy to see your restoration project of the farmhouse many hugs❤

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

It would be great to make pie together!

[@debby891]

Oh my Audrey, you had me from the first apple pie! Love this video❤❤❤

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

Thank you so much!

[@cabinfevercrafts1439]

You will eventually create Audrey Ann’s Applehill recipe book, won’t you!😊 With photos of the farm included? What a wonderful life you both have created, and how lucky we all are that you share it with us! I’m starving after this one and an apple pie sounds lovely. Getting ready to make apple butter. I love to cook it first on the stove, then into my old cast iron pot, and into the oven for hours of baking. Isn’t Autumn just the best!?

[@1824walkerfarmhouse]

I have had a book swirling in my head for a very long time...it's just the matter of taking the time. I would love your recipe for apple butter! Thank you for sharing and your support of our channel!

[@cabinfevercrafts1439]

@@1824walkerfarmhouse I buy apples from a local orchard and make a point to get at least 3 to 5 varieties. They have heirloom apples and always have flavor descriptions. Years ago an elderly friend advised me to mix apple varieties for cider and apple butter as it makes the flavors rich and interesting.
I first cook it on the stovetop until the flavor seems right and the butter is good and thick. Perfectly ok to stop there. Of course seasonings are cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and, just a bit of allspice. If you like sassafras it’s fine to include a small piece of root. But I try to be careful not to get much as the root beer taste can overwhelm the apples. I’m afraid I don’t measure - just add to taste.
I put it in a well seasoned cast iron pot, into a 250 to 300 degree oven, pop the lid on, and cook all day - 6 to 8 hours is fine, more if you wish. I can’t explain, but we think it’s a wonderful flavor, almost as if it had been cooked on an open fire outside. I haven’t tried cooking it over an outside fire, but would love to try.
I think I have written way too much, but hope this is helpful. Nothing fancy, but I always think of my ancestors and all the women long ago who created butters for putting up. I did huge amounts of wild plums one year - plums are just as effective as prunes. ( who knew?) I gave plum butter to many friends/family as gifts. Tasted terrific, but the results were not appreciated. So I stick to apple butter.
I’m Cathy, my husband is Steve, we live in an old log cabin in Southern Indiana. Enjoy Fall in your beautiful spot in the world!

[@cabinfevercrafts1439]

Oh! I forgot the bit about adding sugar to taste. I have used dark brown sugar and white. Doesn’t seem to matter. And I have added some molasses some years, just a quarter cup, or so. So, I am afraid there is no recipe. Just flavor experiments. 😊