Apple Fritters

4 eggs
3/4 C. milk
3/4 C. flour
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
Good quality apple
4 tbs butter
sugar
cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400*. This requires two pie pans. In each pie pan, place two tablespoons of butter, and place in oven. Over a dinner plate, use mandolin to thinly slice apple. Coat apple pieces in cinnamon and sugar. In a 4 C. mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, vanilla, and flour. Whip the mixture until it looks like smooth pancake batter. Remove pie plates from oven. Arrange apple slices in a single layer in each pie plate. Evenly distribute pancake batter over each apple covered pie plate. Sprinkle top of pancake with cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 20 minutes, until edges peel up and center is not liquidy anymore. Serve with warm maple syrup!

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Peanut Brittle

1 1/2 C. sugar
1 C. water
3/4 C. light corn syrup
2 C. Spanish peanuts
2 tsp. butter
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Heat sugar, water, and corn syrup over med high heat until it reaches 260*. Add peanuts and heat (High heat) until 295*F This is where you develop your golden color, so stir and check to be sure you aren't burning. Once your brittle is at 295* remove from heat, add butter, baking soda, and vanilla. It will foam up quite a bit, so be very careful. Spread mixture as thin as possible on a cookie sheet, or cooking-sprayed parchment paper. It will cool in about 15 minutes. This is a half batch recipe. It makes enough for 2 people. Do not place candy thermometer in sink right away; it will break. DO place pan in sink with hot soapy water; it will help dissolve the sugar.