Apple Pancakes

 https://lilluna.com/apple-pancakes/

Shredded Apple pancakes on halloween

We used halloween cookie cutter shapes (ghost, pumpkin, bat) to cut shapes in these pancakes on halloween for fun. The kids liked them.

Butter Vodka Pie Dough

 https://bakingthegoods.com/2014/01/17/butter-vodka-pie-dough-recipe/

Butter Vodka pie dough

This pie dough makes 2 crusts. I only make a half recipe when I need just a bottom crust. I use a pastry cutter and refrigerate only for 15 min or so, then roll out between two pieces of plastic wrap.

I like this better than my "no fail" recipe. It is much more convenient to use butter than shortening (which I never have on hand), and I don't have to go find lard either. I think the sugar made it like a shortbread cookie on it's own, because I found myself wanting to eat the crust of my apple pie for the first time in a very long time. I will try to remember to use this recipe as my standard from now on.