Baked Apples

DIFFICULTY
Average Average
COOK TIME
Under 2 hrs. Under 2 hrs.
SERVES
4-6 4-6
Baked Apples
Main INGREDIENTS
  • Fruit
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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

  • 8 medium-sized dessert apples ? see Cook?s notes
  • 30g butter
  • 60g brown sugar
  • 2 good pinches ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch fennel seeds
  • 1 pinch caraway seeds
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 1 pinch sea salt flakes e.g. Maldon
  • 1 sheet aluminium foil

  • Method

  • 1
    Pre-heat the oven to 170°C / Gas Mark 3.
  • 2
    Wash and dry the apples and place in the casserole without peeling, stalks facing upwards.
  • 3
    Cut the butter into small cubes and distribute evenly over the apples.
  • 4
    Sprinkle the brown sugar, followed by the cinnamon, fennel and caraway seeds.
  • 5
    Cut the vanilla pod in half lengthways. Open it out and scrape the inside using the blade of a knife to extract the seeds. Distribute the seeds over the apples and place the open pod on top.
  • 6
    Sprinkle with the sea salt flakes.
  • 7
    Cover with aluminium foil and cook in the pre-heated oven for approximately 1 hour until the apples are tender. Serve warm.
  • 8
    Cook's Notes
  • 9
    Delicious served with Cornish clotted cream or vanilla dairy ice cream.
  • 10
    For fan-assisted ovens you may need to reduce the oven temperature setting by 10-20°C.
  • 11
    Any medium-sized dessert apples are suitable; for a sweeter apple choose a variety such as Gala or Golden Delicious or for something a little tarter choose Braeburn orGranny Smith. Use up to 12 small apples, or 8 medium size.