Autumn Cider Recipes

Steps:

• Combine sugar, water, and ginger in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer, and stir constantly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and strain into a pitcher; discard solids. Let cool completely, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Pour 1/4 cup cooled ginger syrup into a separate pitcher; reserve remaining ginger syrup for a later use. Stir in lime juice, sparkling cider, and vodka. Pour into 4 ice-filled glasses and garnish with lime wedges.

Steps:

• Combine the cider, orange juice concentrate, brown sugar and water in a large stockpot; stir well.
• Heat until steaming but not boiling.
• Serve in mugs garnished with cinnamon sticks.
• This can be prepared ahead and reheated as needed.

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients almost to a boil, let simmer gently for about 15 minutes.
• Strain through fine mesh into thermos, or back into pan.
• Serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In saucepan, boil cider until it's reduced to about 1/4 cup; let it cool.
• In bowl, whisk together well pumpkin purée, eggs, oil, brown sugar, zest, and cider.
• In bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, mace, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add the walnuts; stir batter just until combined.
• Pour batter to a well-buttered 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan.
• Bake in middle of oven 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean.
• Let bread cool in the pan.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and honey. In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar, butter, pie spice, salt, yeast mixture and 1-1/2 cups flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., For filling, mix sugar and cinnamon. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Press dough into a 14x12-in. rectangle. Brush with melted butter up to 1/2 in. from the edges. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and apple. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut into 12 slices., Place slices in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan, cut side down. Cover with a kitchen towel; let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 350°. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and apple cider; drizzle over warm rolls. Sprinkle with walnuts.