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September is the middle of apple season. Summer Goldens and Honey Crisp have been harvested, and now the Late Golden Delicious, Fugi, Braeburn and other fall apples are beginning harvest. What better time to try some new apple dessert recipes. Apple Pizza Pie, a recipe from the 1971 Farm Journal, Country Cookbook, Family Favorites, is a rich dessert. Cut into small slices for a dessert addition to a pizza party.

Apple Pizza Pie

Crust:

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/4 cup ice water

Topping:

1/2 cup powdered non-dairy creamer or powdered milk

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 cup room temperature butter

6 cups peeled apple slices, 1/2 inch thick

2 Tbsp lemon juice

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

To prepare crust, combine flour and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Add cheese and mix well. Sprinkle ice water over mixture gradually, mixing to form dough into a ball.

Roll out pastry into a 15 inch circle on a floured surface. Place on a pizza pan or large baking sheet. Turn up edges to form a slight rim.

To prepare topping combine powdered creamer, sugars, flour, salt and spices. Sprinkle half the mixture over the crust. Cut butter into the remaining mixture until crumbly.

Arrange apple slices, overlapping, in circles on crust. Sprinkle with lemon juice and remaining crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes or until apples are tender. Serve warm. Yield: 12 servings.

When we think of cobbler, we generally think of berries or soft stone fruits. Apples bring to mind pies and crisps. Apple Pinwheel Cobbler is eye and taste appealing option in apple desserts.

Apple Pinwheel

Cobbler

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 Tbsp granulated sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup shortening

1/2 cup milk

2 Tbsp melted butter

Filling:

4 cups peeled and grated, or finely chopped apples

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

Orange Sauce:

2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup butter

2 cups water

2 tsp grated orange rind

1/2 cup orange juice

Combine flour, 1 Tbsp sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in just enough of the milk to make a soft dough. Roll out on a lightly floured board into a 12 inch by 18 inch rectangle and brush with the melted butter.

Spread the grated apple evenly over the dough. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon. Roll up like as for cinnamon rolls from the long side. Cut into 1 1/2 inch slices. Arrange cut side up in a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Top with hot orange sauce.

To make Hot Orange Sauce, combine topping ingredients in a large sauce pan, Bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes. Pour carefully over apple pinwheels as directed above. Serve warm. Yield: 12 servings.

Smaller servings of desserts are nice for coffee hours and light refreshment parties. Apple Harvest Squares hold their shape and eye appeal when cut into any size square from mini to extra large.

Apple Harvest Squares

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup sugar, divided

1/2 cup butter or margarine

4 cups peeled, sliced apples

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/3 cup evaporated milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup chopped nuts

1 1/3 cups flaked coconut

In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and 1/3 cup of the sugar. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs, press into the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch greased pan. Arrange the apple slices on top of the crumbs; sprinkle with lemon juice.

Combine 1/3 cup of the sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over apple slices. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine remaining sugar with the lightly beaten egg, evaporated milk, vanilla, nuts and coconut. When baking time is complete, spoon this mixture over the baked apples and bake an additional 20 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm. Yield, 12 to 24 squares, depending on size. Serve warm or cold.

Apples and nuts go well together. Chopped apple and chopped nuts, with a splash of lemon juice, and dressed with mayonnaise or salad dressing and sweetened with a bit of sugar or honey makes a classic Waldorf Salad. One apple cored and chopped, to 1/2 cup chopped nuts is a good balance. Add 1/2 cup chopped celery for extra crunch.

Share you favorite apple or fall recipes by sending them to: Welcome to My Kitchen, Attn: Laura, P.O. Box 151, Odessa, WA 99159, email pandl@odessaoffice.com or drop them in the Welcome to My Kitchen mail tin in WildRoots Market in Odessa. Chop dry dill stalks in 12 inch lengths and use as mulch in the area you want dill to grow next year. Seeds in the dill heads will sprout and produce a strong crop next spring, plus return nitrogen to the ground for other crops you grow in the area.