baking apples

Tondella

my guides have requested an activity of baking apples this week. I've looked in the good old good housekeeping recipe book and there they recommend filling with mincemeat, which sounds nice enough but i think some of the girls might not like mincemeat. Does anyone have any ideas for alternative fillings?

flea72

i use sultanas and brown sugar, a mashed banana, or a frozen flake

flea

Pink.

Hi Tondella,

I make them with rasins, brown sugar and cinnamon. Not everyone likes cinnamon though, so you could probably leave it out.

Pink

recovering_spendaholic

I use golden syrup and madeira cake crumbs, or you could try syrup and sultanas, or syrup and oats.

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ask them to bring what they think might go well in a baked apple. You should get all sorts of sensible combinations

Penelope_Penguin

Chopped dates and honey are my favourite. Will try with cinnamon too, next time. Children like toasted granola on top, when they come out of the oven (just re-read this: mean the apples, not children out of the oven!) then clotted cream. Now need to go and buy apples to try these ideas - they're making me hungry.

Penny. x

metherer

Funnily enough, I had a baked bramley for my pudding this evening.

I always:
core the apple & score a line around its 'waist'.
Half fill the hole with sultanas (& currants if I have any)
put in a teaspoon full of brown sugar
top up with sultanas/currants, and sprinkle a tiny bit more brown sugar over.
put a little knob of butter on top, and add a splash of water to the bowl.

If feeling lazy, like tonight, I then whack it in the Micro on full for 2 mins. Alternatively, I behave and put it in the oven for 20 mins, leaving my house smelling gorgeous.

I definately second the idea of telling them to bring their own fillings though.

Metherer
x

brokenwings

golden syrup and crushed cornflakes for me.

thriftlady_2

Golden syrup for me too,plus any dried fruit that's knocking around - apricots are nice.

But,personally, baked apples say Autumn to me - get your guides strawberry picking and make some scones,whip some cream and dive in:)

Tondella

thriftlady wrote:

Golden syrup for me too,plus any dried fruit that's knocking around - apricots are nice.

But,personally, baked apples say Autumn to me - get your guides strawberry picking and make some scones,whip some cream and dive in:)

Thanks, but we're talking inner city london here! the only strawberries we can pick are the ones off the local newsagent's fruit and veg stand!