Name: Cider & Spiders, Tricks & Treats
Start: 2021-10-30T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2021-10-30T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Louisburg Cider Mill

Slow Cooker Apple Cider Maple Meatballs

May 26, 2021

These Apple Cider Maple Meatballs are great to come home to and pair with an easy side dish for dinner or even better for game day appetizers!

INGREDIENTS:

• 50 Frozen Meatballs

• 2 C. Louisburg Cider Mill Apple Cider

• 1/2 C Maple Syrup

• 3 Tbs. Apple Cider Vinegar

• 2 Apples, cored and chopped

INSTRUCTIONS:

Spray the slow cooker with cooking spray or use a liner. Turn the slow cooker on to low. Place the meatballs into the slow cooker. Combine the apple cider, maple syrup, and apple cider vinegar and pour over the meatballs. Place the apple on top. Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 4 to 8 hours. Turn to warm after that. Serve warm with additional chopped apples if desired.

Apple Butter Cookies

May 25, 2021

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 C. Unsalted Butter, room temperature

• 1/4 C. Louisburg Cider Mill Apple Butter

• 1 C. Granulated Sugar

• 1 Egg

• 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

• 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon

• 1 1/2 C. All-Purpose Flour

• 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda

• 1/4 tsp. Cream of Tartar

• 1/2 C. Cinnamon Sugar

INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 375º. Cream together butter, apple butter, and sugar. Mix in sugar, egg, and vanilla. Mix until well combined. In a medium bowl, combine cinnamon, flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Slowly add dry ingredients to butter mixture. Mix until dough forms. Place into fridge and chill for 2 hours. Using a tablespoon to portion out cookies, roll cookies into a ball and roll each ball in cinnamon sugar. Place cookies onto un-greased baking sheet. Bake 13 minutes. Move baked cookies to wire rack to cool.

Pulled Pork SourdoughGrilled Cheese

May 18, 2021

The family won’t know what to think when you say we’re having grilled cheese for supper and this comes out! Paired with some homemade fries, this is a meal everyone will be asking for again and again.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 slices Sourdough Bread

• 4 Slices Cheddar Cheese

• 1 C. Lost Trail Pulled Pork (recipe below)

LOST TRAIL PULLED PORK :

• 3-4 LB. Boneless Pork Shoulder Roast, trimmed

• 1 Tbs. Salt

• 2 Tbs. Butter

• 1 C. Lost Trail Root Beer

• 1/4 C. Molasses

• 2 Tbs. Tomato Paste

• 1 Tbs. Dijon Mustard

• 3 Garlic Cloves, chopped

• 1 C. Yellow Onion, sliced

• 1/4 C. Louisburg Cider Mill Honeycrisp BBQ Sauce

To make the Lost Trail Pulled Pork. Spray a slow cooker with cooking pray. Rub pork with salt. Melt butter in a

large skillet over medium heat. Add salted pork to skillet, cooking 2-4 minutes per side until browned. Transfer pork to slow cooker. In a small bowl, whisk together root beer, molasses, tomato paste, mustard and garlic. Pour over pork. Top with sliced onion. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 7-9 hours, or until pork is tender. Once pork is done, let stand about 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Remove pork from slow cooker and shred with two forks. Return to slow cooker and toss to coat with liquid.

To make the grilled cheese. Spread one side of each slice of bread with butter. Place one slice of bread, butter side down, on a cutting board, and top with two slices of cheese, pulled pork, barbecue sauce and two more slices of cheese. Top with second slice of bread, butter side up, and place in skillet over medium heat.

Cook until golden brown and cheese just begins to melt (approximately 3-5 minutes). Flip and continue cooking until cheese has fully melted and second side is golden brown.

Strawberry Poke Cake

May 18, 2021

Some things just make you think of summer, and a Strawberry Poke Cake is definitely one of those foods.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 White Cake Mix, prepared

• 12 oz. bottle Lost Trail Strawberry Cream Soda

• Small Pkg. Strawberry Jell-O

• 1 Tub Frozen Whipped Topping, thawed

• 1 Small Box Instant Vanilla Pudding

INSTRUCTIONS

Lightly spray your 6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Pour your prepared cake mix in your slow cooker.

Place 3-4 paper towels under the lid, cover and cook on high for 1-2 hours. Once your cake passes “the toothpick test”, remove your crock from your slow cooker and let it cool. When your cake is cooled, poke holes in your cake with a toothpick. Mix together your Strawberry Cream soda with your jello. Evenly pour your jello mixture over your cake. In a different bowl, mix together your whipped topping and pudding mix. Spread your topping evenly over the cake.

BBQ Chicken Pizza

May 18, 2021

Here’s a quick weeknight supper that can be put together in no time.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Pizza Dough, or Flat Bread

• 1/3 C. Louisburg Cider Mill Honeycrisp AppleBBQ Sauce

• 1 – 2 C. Shredded or Sliced Chicken

• 2 C. Mozzarella Cheese

• 1/4 C. Red Onion Slices

• Fresh Cilantro, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat oven to 425º.

Roll out the pizza dough, if needed. Lightly brush oil on pizza stone or large baking sheet, then place dough onto stone or pan. Place 1/4 cup BBQ sauce on the dough with a spoon. Mix the remaining sauce together with the chicken.Sprinkle cheese over the dough and then add the chicken and onions.Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and top with fresh cilantro.

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