The holidays are here, whether we are ready for them or not!
Today, Monday before Thanksgiving, everyone is thinking turkey and we at teacup are thinking Holiday Baking.
We have decided to start a holiday baking series, baking and showing you "how to tips" for making delicious and easy sweets that you can share through the season ahead.

Today's lesson is Organic Apple crisp, individually served, one of my favorite entertaining desserts. Not only it is easy, but your guests will feel special and comforted by having their own little dessert.

Recipe serves 4-6 people

Apple filling
10-12 medium organic apples, peeled, cored and diced (we like to use Fuji and Granny smith)
The juice of 2 lemons
1 tbsp organic cinnamon
1 tsp organic ground cloves
1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
1/3 c organic sugar
2 tbsp organic flour
2 oz of organic butter cubed
Toss apples in lemon juice, set aside. Mix all the dry ingredients and add to apples together with butter mix to combine.
Divide mixture into individual oven proof ramekins, cover apples with crisp topping and place on a sheet pan.
Bake at 375 F for 30-40 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm.

Crisp Topping
1 cup organic AP flour
1/2 cup organic oats
1/2 c organic brown sugar
1 tsp organic cinnamon
1/2 tsp organic ginger powder
1/4 tsp salt
6 oz diced COLD organic butter
Mix all ingredients in a mixer with the paddle attachment or the food processor until it becomes crumbly - Don't over mix.

It has been long since I last visited my own blog. Summer came like a hurricane, even thought i tried to keep up with baking, decorating, delivery and the blog, i new something had got to give.
October is a great time to fall back into the habit of writing, specially on a snowy day like today, 8-10" already on the ground and more to come, Got to love it!
A lot of the pictures from the rest of the summer are already on our website. We had a great summer, lots of cakes, cookies and other goodies, and the introduction of new all organic ingredients. We are now using all organic jams from Ela Family farm in Hotchkiss Colorado, finally found organic fair trade sugar, organic flour, and organic dairy, and are possibly finish with the hunt for organic spices!
We traveled a lot this summer to mountain vicinities to deliver wedding cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, and more. Although we love the mountains, it was hard some days, specially when having 13 individual cakes on tree stumps going up Berthoud Pass - frightening.

Anyway, this time we'll make sure to keep our blog up to date. New and exciting events are coming our way and we want you to be part of them. A calendar with updates on classes, events, and open tastings will be up shortly.