…does not, in fact, keep the doctor away. I’m still here despite the raw apple population Chez Snail expanding. I have managed to keep accumulation of cooking apples under control, but I did arrive home at the weekend with rather a lot of eaters:
An abundance of eating apples
Fortunately, these will benefit from sitting in the fruit bowl awhile, so we are not having to consume nothing but apples at the moment. The ones pictured came from my dear friends Janta and Merav, who live in their forest garden in Shropshire. Janta grafts fruit trees, so the diversity that they have is amazing and it was a delight to see their trees (which I completely failed to photograph) absolutely dripping with apples.
Bottling has rather ground to a halt, although it’s due to resume today, but I did make cakes the other day: apple cider cake (which we are enjoying at the moment) and wheat-free apple ginger upside down cake (which was made for an event that was cancelled at the last minute, so is now in the freezer):
Two different sorts of apple cake
I think that we’ll have apple crumble over the weekend and I’m planning to make some sweet chilli sauce containing apples and home-grown tomatoes and chillies (picture below), but I’m on the look out for other good apple recipes… any ideas?
Three different sorts of chillies currently ripening in the limery: lemon drop (foreground), pyramid (middle) and Bartlett’s bonnet (back)
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cambridgearomatherapy
/ November 6, 2015I love just baking them. – Core, stuff with sultanas, raisins and a little honey. I usually grate a little nutmeg into the mixture. However not having quite the number of apples we had last year and having an abundance of quince, we are enjoying them roasted with a little honey. Very Moorish. Unfortunately quince don’t keep brilliantly so will have to look at other procesing options as well.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 6, 2015Good idea… reminds me of apple dumpling too…
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Piglove
/ November 6, 2015Snorts and oinks! I absolutely ❤ apples of any kind of any size of any color. Yummo! XOXO – Bacon
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nerdinthebrain
/ November 6, 2015I can’t recall if y’all are meat eaters, but one of our favorites for dinner is sausage and apples. Just cut up the sausage and apples into bite-size pieces, toss in some brown sugar and cinnamon, and bake till soft. (About 30 minutes at 400 of our crazy American degrees.) 😉 And since I’ve already America-ed all over the place with my “y’all” and crazy temperature talk, I might as well state the obvious…apple pie is delicious. 😀
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 6, 2015Ooh – that sounds good (yes we do eat meat). Apple pie and cream… a real favourite here, but I haven’t actually made one this autumn – shame on me!
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katechiconi
/ November 6, 2015Tarte Tatin, the most sublime apple recipe ever invented… Apple and feta quiche, in case you’re ready for something more savoury; I love the contrast of the sweet apple and salty cheese.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 6, 2015I’m liking the idea of apple and feta quiche. My oven does not produce a good Tarte Tatin… sigh, because you are right, it is divine.
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katechiconi
/ November 6, 2015I also like sandwiches with thinly sliced apple and Camembert. I have a rather gorgeous toffee apple cake I copied from the internet, would you like that, or are you over apple cake for now?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 6, 2015Oh now, toffee apple cake sounds fab!
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katechiconi
/ November 6, 2015Right, will email it over.
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mollieandclaire
/ November 6, 2015Mincemeat. You need quite a lot of apples for that and it keeps for ages.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 6, 2015Ha! Haven’t made mincemeat for years!
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narf77
/ November 6, 2015Couldn’t you just process them to “mush” and freeze that mush (raw) till you had the time/energy/inclination to deal with them?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 6, 2015Yes, that’s my last resort… but I’ve just found a recipe for sweet apple chilli sauce that I’m going to try tomorrow and then I can use up some of the mountain of chillies too!
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arlingwoman
/ November 6, 2015If you have green tomatoes, too, I have my grandmother’s recipe for mock mincemeat (good for pies and fruitcakes) that uses, I think two quarts of shredded apples (but calls for a peck of green tomatoes). I can attest to its deliciousness, but it also takes quite a bit of sugar, being an old farm recipe…
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writinghouse
/ November 7, 2015One word – YUM!
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KerryCan
/ November 7, 2015My husband makes me a lovely applesauce that I eat swirled into yogurt. But apple crumble is probably my favorite, with stirred custard!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 7, 2015Today’s apple recipe has been sweet chilli sauce… it’s HOT but very good. I may be safer with an apple crumble, though.
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