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The Bishops’ Kitchen – October 21

This month you are offered two more delicious Apple recipes –

TREACLE APPLE PUDDING

  • 3 cooking apples, peeled cored & chopped
  • about 250g of apple
  • 100g light brown sugar
  • 50g golden syrup plus
  • 2 tbsp. butter for greasing
  • 1 eating apple
  • squeeze lemon juice
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 1tsp bicarbonate soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1tsp ground ginger
  • 1 large egg

Method:

Put apples in saucepan.  Add 100ml water bring to boil cover & cook for 5 mins until the apples are very soft. Then beat to a puree, add sugar & 50g of syrup bring to a simmer then leave to cool.
Grease a 1.3 litre pudding basin and by spoon add 2 tbsp of syrup into the bottom.
Peel & core the eating apple, slice half & chop rest. Then toss in lemon juice & place the sliced apple in syrup in the bottom of basin.
Sift the flour bicarb, spices & pinch of salt into a bowl.
Beat the egg into the apple sauce, add remaining chopped apple then tip into the bowl & stir until smooth.
It will  start to rise a little as you mix quickly turn the batter into the basin, level & the top.
Bake for 40-45 mins @180/gas 4 until well risen & until  a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Cover with foil towards the end of cooking if the sponge browns to quickly leave to rest for 5mins turn onto plate & serve.

APPLE STRUDEL

  • 750g Bramley apples peeled cored & sliced
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 lemon zest only
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 75g raisins
  • 95g butter
  • 40g white bread crumbs
  • 1tbsp icing sugar
  • 6 large sheets filo pastry

Method:

Pre heat oven to 190c/gas5 line a baking tray with baking parchment.
Mix the apples with lemon zest, lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar & raisins, in a small frying pan.
Melt 20g butter & fry the breadcrumbs until golden brown then add to apple mix.
Melt the remaining butter in a pan, on a clean, dry tea-towel lay a sheet of the filo & brush with melted butter lay another sheet on top & repeat until you have used all of the filo.
Pile the filling along the length of the pastry and on one side about 3cm from the edge using the tea-towel to help you, roll the pastry up to enclose the filling.
Tuck the ends in & roll seam-side down onto the baking sheet brush with the remaining melted butter.
Bake for 40-45 mins until golden brown leave to cool to room temperature & dust with icing sugar.

Enjoy!

All recipes are from village resident, Richard Childs.

Missed a recipe? Click HERE to view Richard’s earlier recipes and other seasonal ideas.

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The Bishops’ Kitchen – September 21

We’re already into September and this month you are offered two delicious Apple recipes –

DORSET APPLE CAKE

  • 150g unsalted butter softened plus extra for greasing
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 75g soft light brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4tsp fine salt plus pinch
  • 1tbsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 175g plain flour
  • 35g wholemeal flour
  • 2tsp baking powder
  • 2 medium apples cored peeled & cut into 1cm pieces
  • 1tbsp cornflour
  • 15g demerara sugar

Method:

Preheat oven to 190c/gas 5. Grease & line a 20cm cake tin with baking paper.
Beat the butter, caster sugar, light brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt & vanilla extract together until light & fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Mix the flours, baking powder & a pinch of salt together in a separate bowl. Then gradually mix into the butter mixture with a wooden spoon, stirring well to make sure there are no pockets of flour.
Mix the apple with the cornflour & combine with the cake mixture.
Tip the mixture into the cake tin & sprinkle with the demerara sugar & bake for 45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven & allow to cool completely in tin before serving.

STICKY TOFFEE APPLE PUDDING

  • 85g butter melted
  • 140g self raising flour
  • 100g golden caster sugar
  • 1tbsp baking powder
  • 200ml milk
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 Bramley or other cooking apples peeled cored & sliced

For the topping –

  • 140g dark brown sugar
  • 50g pecan nuts roughly chopped

Method:

Heat oven to 180/gas 4 . Grease a 2 litre ovenproof dish lightly with butter.
Tip the flour, sugar & baking powder & a pinch of salt into a large bowl.
Mix together the milk, butter, egg & vanilla & stir into the dry ingredients until you get a smooth batter.
Arrange the apples in the dish & spoon the batter on top making sure the apples are covered.

For the topping –

Pour 250ml boiling water over the sugar & stir until smooth.
Pour the liquid over the pudding mixture & scatter over the pecans.
Bake for about 40 mins until the pudding has risen & golden.
Use a big spoon to serve making sure you get some of the gooey caramel sauce covering the bottom of the dish.
Enjoy!

All recipes are from village resident, Richard Childs.

Missed a recipe? Click HERE to view Richard’s earlier recipes and other seasonal ideas.

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