A Tray of Roast Apples
Don’t forget this simple recipe for a much-loved autumn or winter dessert – a great way to use up any last windfall cooking apples.
SERVES
9
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
20
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
60
MINUTES
Ingredients
9 large cooking apples, preferably Crimson Bramley
9 tablespoons granulated sugar
25g (1oz) butter
150ml (5fl oz) water
softly whipped cream and soft dark brown sugar, to serve
Method
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350˚F/Gas Mark 4.
Core the apples and score the skin of each around the ‘equator’. Arrange the apples in a single layer in an ovenproof dish large enough to take the apples in a single layer, approx. 31 x 25 x 5cm (12.5 x 10 x 2 inch), and for the simplest but nonetheless totally delicious version, fill the centre of each one with 1 generously tablespoon sugar. Put a little dab of butter on top of each.
Pour a little water around the apples and roast in the oven for about 1 hour. They should be fluffy and burst slightly when they are fully cooked, but still be fat and puffy (not totally collapsed). Serve as soon as possible with softly whipped cream and soft brown sugar.
