Comments on: Recipe Connection: Apple Squares (You can Freeze ‘Em!)

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By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:09:53 +0000

My kids love these, and I make them often! Just so you know, I never seem to have applesauce on hand. So I sub the same amount of yogurt and they are just as yummy and moist!

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:07:18 +0000

Bev,
It’s a cheese slicer, believe it or not! I think I talk about teaching him skills in this post: http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/04/22/kids-in-the-kitchen-potato-salad-with-help/

We started between 24-30 months, and I always sd I wd start with my second child earlier like the Montessori system says (that you can start at 18 mos) but she was too “busy” to learn and I was too busy to slow down and teach her until around 2 or so. She loves using “her knife” now too! Careful, deliberate, small steps, mushy foods (start w/ a banana, or even start with spreading skills before cutting skills). It’s fun to work to empower your kids! Katie

By: Bev

Bev — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:31:50 +0000

Is that a square knife your son is using in the picture above? Where did you get it? At what age did you begin teaching him knife skills? I’d love any tips.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:08:28 +0000

Jessica,
Here’s how to do the nuts: http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2010/04/21/how-to-make-crispy-nuts-to-reduce-phytic-acid/

But the flour would be tricky on this recipe. You’d have to try replacing some of the applesauce with water and yogurt, then soak the flour with that plus the oil overnight. Might be easier to use sprouted flour.

Good luck! Let me know how 100% whole wheat and sucanat goes! Katie

By: Jessica Moore

Jessica Moore — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:15:01 +0000

I think I’m going to make these with 100% whole wheat pastry flour and replacing the sugar with succanat.
Any chance you could give me an idea for how to soak the flour and nuts before I put in the rest of the ingredients?
Thanks!
Jessica

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:58:09 +0000

Melissa,
Here’s how to bake with honey with instructions for adapting any recipe, which should work fine w/this one – I bet maple syrup would add awesome depth and you could probably even cut it down even more, the apples are such a nice sweetness. I’d love to hear if you play around with the recipe as providing different options for readers is something important to me. Thanks! Katie

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:57:15 +0000

Any suggestions for using a more natural sugar (honey or maple syrup) in this recipe? It looks great, but I am trying to cut out refined sugar in our diets. Thanks!