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Recipe – Virginia Apple Pudding

You don’t need to be from Virginia to know how to make this incredible dessert but it certainly helps. You can go to places like http://www.direct.tv/direct-tv/Virginia/ to order your fancy cooking channels, but we can let you in on one delectable, deep-south dessert, right here and now! Topped with vanilla ice cream and oozing with flavor, the recipe for this fantastic creation is something you’ll want to hang onto for any future dinners or events.

Let’s break it down!

The time it will take you to get all these things together is a little under 10 minutes with a cook time of about a half hour and you will definitely need to let it sit for a little under an hour to ensure optimum flavor – so be sure and set aside two hours for this tantalizing treat.

Here’s what you will need:

- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups chopped and peeled apples
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Here’s what you do:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
2. Mix together the butter, sugar, baking powder, flour, salt and milk in a small bowl until smooth.
3. Combine the apples and cinnamon and microwave them for 5 minutes or until the apples are soft.
4. Add the apples to the batter.
5. Bake for thirty minutes or until golden brown.

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