4 apples, peeled (but keep the stem)
1⁄ 2 lemon
6 cups apple cider
1 cup light brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
2 star anise
1 piece dried ginger
1. Rub the apples with lemon juice. 2. Place them in a large pot
and add the rest off the ingredients. 3. Bring to a boil, lower the
temperature, and let it all simmer for 10 minutes. 4. Let cool.
Serve the apples cold in the liquid.
Baked Apples with Biscuits
These biscuits are flaky and rich. Serve them with the apples
and some whipped cream.
SERVES 4
4 sweet apples
1⁄ 2 cup golden raisins
4 tablespoons melted butter
1⁄ 2 teaspoon cinnamon
pinch of ginger
21⁄ 2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 stick butter, cubed
3⁄ 4 cup milk
1 egg
1. Preheat oven to 375°F 2. Peel and core the apples, then dice
them. 3. In an ovenproof dish, mix together apples, raisins,
melted butter, spices, and sugar. 4. In a large bowl mix together
flour, baking powder, and sugar. 5. Add the stick of cubed butter
and work it into the flour with your fingers. The result should
be a grainy mixture. 6. Add milk and egg and work the mixture
together. 7. Roll out until the dough is 1-inch think, and cut out
the biscuits using a round cookie cutter. 8. Place the biscuits
over the apples. 9. Drizzle a little milk over the biscuits. 10. Bake
for about 15 minutes or until golden.
Apple Pie
Just like Grandma made it, or at least how I think she did.
Anyway, it’s a treat!
SERVES 8
21⁄ 2 cups plain flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 sticks cold butter, cubed
1⁄ 4 cup ice water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
6 apples, I suggest mixing different kinds
3⁄ 4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons plain flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon melted butter
a few glugs milk
1. In a large bowl mix together flour and sugar. 2. Add butter
and work it into the flour with your fingers. The result should
be a grainy mixture. 3. Add ice water and lemon juice and work
together quickly. 4. Cut the dough in half and wrap in plastic
wrap. 5. Refrigerate for 1 hour. 6. Preheat oven to 375°F.
7. Roll the dough out into two thin discs. 8. Cover the bottom of
a buttered pie tin. 9. Peel, core, and dice the apples. 10. Place
them in a bowl and add sugar, flour, lemon juice, and butter, and
mix well. 11. Place the mixture in the tin. 12. Place the other pie
dough on top and use your fingers to seal the edges. 13. Make a
few cuts on top so that the steam can get out. 14. Cover the top
with milk. 15. Bake for about 50 to 60 minutes. The pie should
be golden brown. 16. Cool on a wire rack.
Serve à la mode.
