Looks like it is time to make an apple section in therecipe thing I d/l last night :P
cookessentials,
May 20, 1:36am
So many lovely crunchy apples around at the moment, so add some of your favourite apple desserts.
TARTE TATIN
75g butter ½ cup (110g) caster sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 cinnamon sticks 7 (1kg) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced 2 sheets ready rolled puff pastry vanilla ice-cream to serve
Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon sticks and stir until combined. Add the apples and cook over medium heat for 15—20 minutes or until apples are soft and caramelized.
Meanwhile, grease 4 x 10cm pie tins with a little softened butter and divide the caramelized apples between the pie tins. Cut 2 x 12cm circles from each sheet of pastry. Place on top of the apples and tuck the edges in.
Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes or until puffed and golden.
To serve, invert the tarts onto serving plates and serve with vanilla ice cream.
cookessentials,
May 20, 1:41am
CLASSIC APPLE TART
250g butter 300g self-raising flour 150g of caster sugar 5 green apples pealed and sliced very thinly 1 cup of sultanas cinnamon sugar or Dutch spice mix apricot jam, warmed, to glaze
Cut the butter into cubes and mix in the flour and caster sugar by hand. Place the dough in the fridge.
Take 2/3 of the pastry and push into a spring form tin.
Place one layer of apple then sprinkle lightly with sugar, sultanas and cinnamon.
Repeat until full, or slightly above. Take the remaining pastry and roll out then cut into strips. Place the strips on top in a criss-cross pattern.
Place in an oven pre-heated to 180°C for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or till golden brown (check tart is not over browning after 50 minutes - cover lightly with foil if getting too brown). Remove and brush with warmed apricot jam.
Serve hot with ice-cream or it is beautiful cold by itself.
cookessentials,
May 20, 2:19am
GLUTEN FREE WINTER CLAFOUTIS 75g of amaranth flour 150g of almond or hazelnut meal 2 drops of vanilla extract ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 100g raw sugar 100g salted butter, melted OR 100ml light olive oil 2 eggs 150g milk 1 Granny Smith apple, thickly grated ¼-½ cup raspberries Sheep's milk yogurt or clotted cream, to serve
Preheat oven to 180C.
Grease a 20cm square high-sided baking tin and line with baking paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine amaranth flour, almond meal, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. Add melted butter or olive oil and mix well.
Combine the eggs and milk and fold into dry ingredients bit by bit.
Add the grated apple and fold into mixture until combined. Transfer to the lined baking pan.
Arrange the raspberries on top of the clafoutis and bake in preheated oven (35-40 minutes) until skewer comes out clean.
lynja,
May 20, 5:33am
Apple Pizza. 1c s/r flour,50g butter,3tbsp icing sugar,1-2 tbsp water.rub butter into flour and icing sugar and mix to dough using water.press into med size pizza tin. spread over the following:-4 diced apples,4tbs candied mixed peel,4tbs currants.over this mix together and sprinkle 1tbs plain flour,1tsp cinnamon,3 tbs raw sugar. bake 180 20min. easy and delicious hot with icecream/cream or cold.
eastie3,
May 20, 5:59am
4 x Granny Smith apples 1 x cup sultanas,or other dried fruit 2 x TBS butter 1 tsp cinnamon,or mixed spice 3 x TBS brown sugar juice and rind an orange
Soak the fruit in the juice for 30 mins ( I give it a minute in the microwave). Score a ring around each apple,and remove the core. Mix remaining ingredients and stuff into the apple. Place in a sprayed oven dish and bake in a mod oven until tender. Serve with ice cream,custard or cream.
cookessentials,
May 21, 2:19am
GLUTEN FREE WINTER CLAFOUTIS 75g of amaranth flour 150g of almond or hazelnut meal 2 drops of vanilla extract ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 100g raw sugar 100g salted butter, melted OR 100ml light olive oil 2 eggs 150g milk 1 Granny Smith apple, thickly grated ¼-½ cup raspberries Sheep's milk yogurt or clotted cream, to serve
Preheat oven to 180C.
Grease a 20cm square high-sided baking tin and line with baking paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine amaranth flour, almond meal, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar. Add melted butter or olive oil and mix well.
Combine the eggs and milk and fold into dry ingredients bit by bit.
Add the grated apple and fold into mixture until combined. Transfer to the lined baking pan.
Arrange the raspberries on top of the clafoutis and bake in preheated oven (35-40 minutes) until skewer comes out clean.
cookessentials,
May 21, 4:58am
APPLE CRUMBLE
For the crumble: 35g rolled oats 35g wholemeal flour 20g caster sugar 35g butter
For the filling: 400g cooking apples, peeled, cored and quartered 50g sugar, to sweeten 1 tablespoon water
Preheat the oven to 190C Peel and core the apples, quarter and cut in to chunks.
Put the apples in to a pan with the sugar and water. Cook over a low heat for 5 minutes and place in a small oven proof dish.
Place the flour and oats in a bowl and mix well. Cut the butter in to small cubes and add this to the oats and flour. Mix with your fingertips until it resembles an even crumb texture. Add the sugar and mix through.
Cover the fruit with the crumble mixture. Bake for approximately 20 minutes until the crumble is golden and the apple hot
indy95,
May 21, 5:44am
Apple Pecan Crisp
Apple Mixture
1/4 c caster sugar 1/4 t cinnamon 1.25 kg cooking apples, peeled and sliced Juice of 1 lemon Grated zest of 1 orange
Topping
1 c plain flour 1/3 c dark brown sugar 1/2 c cinnamon Pinch of salt 125 g butter chopped 1/2 c pecans roughly chopped and lightly toasted
For apple mixture combine all ingredients and put inan 8 cup capacity baking dish.
For topping combine dry ingredients, add butter and rub in until mixture forms crumbs then stir in pecans.Scatter over apples.
Bake at 190C for about 1 hour or until fruit is well cooked and topping is browned and crisp.
katalin2,
May 22, 11:36am
Lemony Apple Tart Had this at a pot luck last weekend- absoultely the best ever apple pie ever. It is out of Jo Segars Cooking School recipe book if anyone has it. It was 3 large grated granny smith apples unpeeled, 2 eggs, juice and rind of a couple of lemons, 2 T melted butter, 1 C sugar mixed in. I used bought short sweet pastry to line a cake tin as it makes a deep pie. Preheat oven 200deg, bake 10 mins then reduce heat to 160deg and bake 40-45 mins. We all wanted the recipe so it was jotted down roughly by me late at night- if anyone has the recipe they might be able to post it. Serve with whipped cream with grated lemon zest thru it- very very moorish! I made it tonight doubled ( didn't double the sugar though so it was quite sharp and lemony) and it fed 12 people with plenty leftovers.
indy95,
May 23, 3:26am
Apple Roly
1 c S R flour Pinch of salt 2 T butter 1/4 c water approx Raspberry or apricot jam 2 Granny Smith or other cooking apples
Syrup
1 c boiling water 1/2 sugar 1-2 T butter
Sift flour and salt together, rub or grate in butter and mix to a dough with water.
Roll dough out thinly and spread with jam. Grate over the apples, then roll up and place in a greased baking dish.
Mix boiling water, sugar and butter together to make syrup and pour over the roll. Cut a few slits in the top, brush with milk and sprinkle over a little extra sugar for a crunchy top.
Bake uncovered in a moderately hot oven for about 45 mins.
I usually make double the quantity of syrup and add some lemon juice to it.
katalin2,
May 23, 11:36am
Lemony Apple Tart Had this at a pot luck last weekend- absoultely the best ever apple pie ever. It is out of Jo Segars Cooking School recipe book if anyone has it. It was 3 large grated granny smith apples unpeeled, 2 eggs, juice and rind of a couple of lemons, 2 T melted butter, 1 C sugar mixed in. I used bought short sweet pastry to line a cake tin as it makes a deep pie. Preheat oven 200deg, bake 10 mins then reduce heat to 160deg and bake 40-45 mins. We all wanted the recipe so it was jotted down roughly by me late at night- if anyone has the recipe they might be able to post it. Serve with whipped cream with grated lemon zest thru it- very very moorish! I made it tonight doubled ( didn't double the sugar though so it was quite sharp and lemony) and it fed 12 people with plenty leftovers.
griffo4,
May 25, 12:25am
OMG l wasn't going to look in here but l have some serious copying and pasting to do later on ,lol Thanks so much for sharing
suie1,
May 25, 1:25am
Dutch Apple Cake- 150g Butter, 1/2 Cup sugar, 1 egg, 1/4 C Milk, 1 & 1/2 C Flour, 1t Baking Powder, Zest of 1 lemon,3 Apples peeled cored & sliced thinly, sugar & cinnamon for sprinkling. Cream Butter & sugar, add lemon zest, egg & beat well, add 1/2 the flour sifted with BP, then add the milk, then other 1/2 of sifted flour mix to a smooth batter.Spread into a round 22cm Cake tin, press slices of apple on their edge into the batter , sprinkle with cinnamon sugar liberally & bake at 180 c for 30-40mins
indy95,
May 25, 5:10am
Oh dear, this is what happens when you don't proofread your postings ! I don't recommend putting 1/2 a cup of cinnamon in the crumble topping. Try 1/2 a teaspoon instead.
popelka1,
May 25, 10:27pm
My partner was born in Malvern, Worcestershire, England and this is the county's claim to fame pudding, it's a firm favourite in our house and so simple and easy to make, and it's just yum on a cold winters night in front of the fire. Enjoy.
Heat a large frying pan until medium hot, add the first measure of butter, add apples and cook for 6-7 minutes, or until the apples have softened.Add the sugar and lemon zest, stirring well, and cook for 2-3 more minutes. Transfer the apples to an ovenproof dish.
Preheat the grill to medium.
For the topping, heat a saucepan until medium-hot, add half the butter and cook until foaming. Stir in the cornflour and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until thickened and smooth.
Gradually add the milk to the pan, whisking continuously, until all of the milk is incorporated and the mixture is smooth and creamy. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes, or until thickened.
Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the granulated sugar and beaten eggs until well combined. Spoon the mixture over the apples in the ovenproof dish.
Mix the demerara sugar and ground cinnamon together in a bowl, then sprinkle over the top of the dish and dot with the remaining butter. Grill for 5-6 minutes, or until golden-brown and bubbling.
Spoon the pudding into shallow serving bowls and serve while hot.
cookessentials,
May 25, 11:09pm
That sounds delicious. I love apple with lemon or cinnamon, or both. I have a great recipe that I took out of a mag many years ago and it was part of a Watties promotion for their "simply Apple" it is called simply apple pie - although it is more of an open streusel tart and it is THE greatest standby dessert if you always keep a tin of pie apples and some sweet short pastry in the house.
You basically roll out your sweet shortcrust pastry to fit a standard flan dish (9 inches or so) reserve about 1/3 of the pastry and pop it into fridge to firm. Line the base and sides of dish and then also put that into the fridge. While pastry is firming up put one can of "simply apple" into a bowl and add cinnamon - about 1tsp and brown sugar-1bout 1tbsp. The grate abou 2 lemons and throw in the zest and also a handful of raisons or sultanas ( which ever you prefer is fine)let this sit for a while to incorporate. Pre-heat oven to around 170C put the apple/lemon mix into pastry shell and grate the remaining firmed dough loosely over the top. Bake until cooked through and golden. It can be eaten hot or cold with whipped cream, however, i like it either room temp or even the next day as the lemon flavour seems to come through more so.
griffo4,
May 26, 12:25am
OMG l wasn't going to look in here but l have some serious copying and pasting to do later on ,lol Thanks so much for sharing
cookessentials,
May 26, 4:47am
APPLE FRITTERS This is courtesy of Taste Magazine 2007
In a small bowl mix together the egg, milk and butter. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients. Whisk to form a thick batter. If necessary, add a couple of extra tablespoons of milk.
Slice each apple into about 4 or 5 chunky rings (about 1.5cm thick). Place rings in a shallow dish, cover with the lemon juice and toss to coat.
Heat the oil in a small saucepan over a medium heat until hot (the oil is ready when a small piece of bread crust dropped in slowly turns golden brown). Dip an apple ring in the batter and carefully place in the oil. Repeat, cooking 4 fritters at a time until golden. Place on layers of paper towel to drain and keep warm while cooking remaining fritters.
Place the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish and mix. Toss each hot fritter in the mixture and serve immediately – 2-3 fritters per person – with a good scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.
indy95,
May 26, 5:10am
Oh dear, this is what happens when you don't proofread your postings ! I don't recommend putting 1/2 a cup of cinnamon in the crumble topping. Try 1/2 a teaspoon instead.
popelka1,
May 26, 10:27pm
My partner was born in Malvern, Worcestershire, England and this is the county's claim to fame pudding, it's a firm favourite in our house and so simple and easy to make, and it's just yum on a cold winters night in front of the fire. Enjoy.
Heat a large frying pan until medium hot, add the first measure of butter, add apples and cook for 6-7 minutes, or until the apples have softened.Add the sugar and lemon zest, stirring well, and cook for 2-3 more minutes. Transfer the apples to an ovenproof dish.
Preheat the grill to medium.
For the topping, heat a saucepan until medium-hot, add half the butter and cook until foaming. Stir in the cornflour and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until thickened and smooth.
Gradually add the milk to the pan, whisking continuously, until all of the milk is incorporated and the mixture is smooth and creamy. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes, or until thickened.
Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the granulated sugar and beaten eggs until well combined. Spoon the mixture over the apples in the ovenproof dish.
Mix the demerara sugar and ground cinnamon together in a bowl, then sprinkle over the top of the dish and dot with the remaining butter. Grill for 5-6 minutes, or until golden-brown and bubbling.
Spoon the pudding into shallow serving bowls and serve while hot.
indy95,
May 29, 1:59am
Apple and Cranberry Strudel
Filling
4 large cooking apples, peeled and chopped 1 c frozen cranberries or 100 g dried cranberries 1-2 T light honey 1/2 t cinnamon Zest and juice of 1 lemon 75 g sugar
6 -8 sheets filo pastry 50g butter, melted Extra sugar
Cook filling ingredients over low to medium heat for about 15 mins or until soft. Leave to cool.
Preheat oven to 180C.
Stack up the sheets of filo, brushing each one with melted butter until you have the thickness you want.
Spoon the apple filling along the centre in a log shape, fold in the ends of the pastry and roll. Seal the edge with butter and put the roll on a greased oven tray with edge underneath. Sprinkle over extra sugar if wished.
Bake at 180C for about 25 to 30 mins or until pastry is well browned.
cookessentials,
Jun 1, 9:53pm
BAKED WINTER FRUIT SALAD
375 g mixed dried fruits, such as apricots, apples, peaches, pears, figs, raisins and pitted prunes 2oranges, peeled, sectioned and membranes removed 300 ml dry sherry 250 ml apple cider or orange juice 1 quill ( stick) cream or plain yogurt for topping
Place all the fruits in a bowl. Add the sherry and cider or orange juice and toss to combine. Cover and let soak overnight at room temperature.
Preheat an oven to 180°C.
Pour and scrape the fruit and liquid into a 2 litre baking dish. Add the cinnamon stick and cover with aluminium foil.
Bake until the liquid is bubbling and the fruits are very soft, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Discard the cinnamon stick. Spoon into individual bowls and serve warm.
Serve with cream or yogurt.
cookessentials,
Jun 1, 9:57pm
APPLE PUFF SQUARES
1 sheet(s) rolled puff pastry 50 g butter, melted 1/2 tsp mixed spice 2Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, cut into thin slices 2 tbsp brown sugar
Preheat your oven to 180°C.
Cut the pastry into 4 equal squares and place place them on a flat baking tray
Combine the butter, spice and sugar. Whisk to combine and then brush half of the mixture over the pastry squares.
Place the apple slices on top of the pastry squares, leaving a border of 1 cm around each square. Brush squares with the remaining mixture.
Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
cookessentials,
Jun 1, 10:18pm
SPICED APPLE CHARLOTTE 4 apples,peeled,cored & finely diced;1/4 tsp salt;1/2 tsp ground cloves;1/2 tsp lemon zest;1/2 cup orange juice;3 tbsp sherry;60g butter,melted;3 cups fresh breadcrumbs.Mix apples with sugar & cloves,salt,lemon rind,orange juice & sherry,set aside. Combine melted butter & breadcrumbs,mixing well.Fill a 5 cup,buttered Charlotte mould or casserole with alternate layers ofbreadcrumbs & apple mixture,beginning & ending with breadcrumbs.Cover pudding and bake in pre-heated,moderate oven(180c)for 30 mins,uncover & bake a further 15 mins until crumbs are golden. Serve with cream.
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