Simple {Microwave} Apple Crisp

Ok, so I admit it, we may have a little Fall envy going on right now.

Spending our whole lives in the States; 

Fall equaled football, sweater weather, vibrant leaves, bonfires, pumpkins and apple cider.

As we adjust to life "South of the Equator", we find ourselves gearing up to endure the hottest part of the year, although our internal clocks say we should be heading into Fall.

To remedy our slight Fall envy, we decided to bust out some Apple Crisp the other night.

The benefit for our family this time of year, when the sun is nice and hot, is that we have plenty of solar electricity....which means we can run our microwave almost as much as our little hearts desire!

This recipe {from my mother in law} is simple, yummy, and finished in the microwave in 8-10 minutes.

4c. apple slices

1 c. rolled oats

1/2 c. flour

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/4 t. nutmeg

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 c. butter or margarine

1 t. lemon juice

Put apples in a 8" square microwaveable baking dish. 

Mix remaining ingredients together. For this recipe, we doubled the ingredients for the topping.

Crumble over top of apples.

Cover with waxed paper (we don't have, so we didn't cover).

Cook on High for 8-10 minutes.

We munched on this treat while we burnt our pumpkin candle and pretended like it was Fall for the evening.

Easy Cinnamon Rolls {no yeast}

Mondays are quickly becoming our most favorite day of the week!

Mondays are our day off work. 

It's "family day".

And all good family days start off with a big breakfast full of empty calories!

My boys have quickly become my biggest helpers in the kitchen. They love to try out new recipes and are gaining confidence in their cooking abilities. Today, my 10 year old made these cinnamon rolls by himself. They are really hard to mess up!

This is my mother-in-laws cinnamon roll recipe. 

We love to make it because it is fast and requires no prep the day before (aka, no yeast).

Ingredients (we double the recipe for our family of 6):

Dough

2 cups of flour

4 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

2 t. sugar

Mix above ingredients, then criss cross in 1/2 c. shortening. 

We can't get Crisco in-country, but sometimes we have teams that leave some for us! 

I have also used butter as a substitute and it tastes great too! 

Next, mix in 2/3 c. of milk.

Then, roll dough out in an oblong shape about 8" x 12". 

As you can see below, we kinda did a circle, whatever works! 

Spread a thin coat of butter over all the dough.

Cover with brown sugar

Sprinkle with cinnamon and raisins (optional, we didn't have any)

Roll the dough forward into a long tube. Cut into 1" thick pieces.

Place on an un-greased pan 1/4" apart. 

Bake at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes.

We like to add icing too!

Melt 2 T. of milk with 2 t. of butter

Add in Powdered sugar until thick. 

Pour over cinnamon rolls while they are hot!

There you have it! 

One of our favorite recipes we indulge on.

What is your favorite recipe you like to make on lazy days?