This recipe is actually a twist on my Cinnamon Roll Apple Pocket Recipes. I wanted something smaller and was trying for a little more apple to roll ratio. Like with the other ones I tend to use the reduced fat rolls and it still turns out really yummy.

Ingredients:
1 can Pillsbury Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Icing 12.4 oz(8ct) 
1 medium Granny Smith apple
1 cups water
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
dash of ground nutmeg

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. In small bowl put water and lemon juice. Peel and finely dice the apple, place in the small bowl with water and lemon to prevent apples from turning brown. Should be about 1 cups of diced apples.

2. Lightly grease large cookie sheet with shortening. Drain apples thoroughly. Add flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg into apples. Mix with a tablespoon(not the measuring style) till apples are coated evenly.  

3. Take cinnamon rolls out of the can. Taking one roll at a time, put roll with the cinnamon topping face down onto the palm of your hand.  Evenly stretch the roll till it's a little bit bigger then your palm and oval shaped like in the photo. Then put apple mixture down the center.

4. Going longways pinch closed the log. Make sure its sealed really good. 

5. Place logs 1-2 inches apart with the seam side down. Bake for 10-11 minutes till light golden brown.  Microwave icing(not the medal lid) for 5-10 seconds till it can be poured over the logs. Best served warm.

Serves 4-8

I came up with this recipe for a Pillsbury Bake Off Contest. I didn't win but I got a really yummy dish at least from trying. Most of the time since it's just Curtis & I, I half this recipe.  Also I use the reduced fat cinnamon rolls and they work just fine too. 

Ingredients:
2 cans Pillsbury Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls with Icing 12.4 oz(8ct) 
2 medium Granny Smith apples
2 cups water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F. In small bowl put water and lemon juice. Peel and finely dice the apples, place in the small bowl with water and lemon to prevent apples from turning brown. Should be about 2 cups of diced apples.

2. Lightly grease large cookie sheet with shortening. Drain apples thoroughly. Add flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg into apples. Mix with a tablespoon(not the measuring style) till apples are coated evenly. 

3.  Remove 2 cinnamon rolls from the cans. Making sure that the top of the roll with the cinnamon is always facing up, flatten 1 roll at a time in you hand to 1/4 in. thickness. It may be easier to place roll on greased cookie sheet and press it to 1/4 in. thickness. Make sure to evenly thin it and don't let the dough tear. Once both are pressed out, place about 2 spoon fulls of the apple mixture onto the center of one roll. Then place second roll with cinnamon still facing up on top. Pinch seam around to seal. After initial pinching pick up an make sure that seam is sealed good. Place back on greased cookie sheet. 

4. Repeat step 3 until all rolls are used, making 8 pockets. Space them 1-2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake 10-11 minutes. Top of pocket should be light golden brown.  Put pockets onto serving plate and spread icing over each. Best served warm.

Serves 8 

2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Ingredients:
approx 1lb browned ground beef
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1/4 of an onion-chopped
tablespoon garlic-minced 
2 teaspoons sugar
butter
basil
oregano 
slice bread 
shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
In large skillet use enough butter to saute onions, when they start to brown add garlic. Saute for about a minute. On low-medium heat add ground beef, drain stewed tomato juice, tomato sauce, sugar, and 2 to 3 pinches of each basil & oregano. While that is cooking chop up the stewed tomatoes before adding to skillet. Simmer for 10-15 minutes for sauce to thicken. 

Serve on a slice of bread and  sprinkle with cheese.