Thursday, 16 October 2008

baked apple slices

ok, this one might have gone rather spectacularly wrong from a technical point of view, but it tasted good.

basically, i had a big cooking/baking apple left over after tarts, so i thought i'd bake it, but i had no apple corer, and no brown sugar. also no pan aside from a cookie sheet, a muffin pan, and aluminium foil. so i took my usual approach and invented something:

cut apple into slices and lay them out over a big sheet of foil. leaving enough room to fold the sides over and create a closed packet thing, spread the slices out as much as possible. fold up to create edges and corners.

in a skillet or a sauce pan, combine two big spoonfuls of honey, some water (not much - i put in too much), two spoonfuls of sugar, cinnamon, and cloves, and sultanas. get nice and hot. (this part's amazing. it tastes like childhood storybook ideals of harvest and small-town halloween all rolled into one. i have to figure out how to make it into proper candy at a later date).

taking care not to spill the sticky mess all over your counter or pans, pour the sauce into your pseudo-foil-pan. fold closed. bake until done.

be careful, this doesn't need to bake long or you will have apple mush (or, if you have added too much water, apple mush soup). check it fairly freqently. would probably also be a good idea to vent the top of your pan.

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