What To Do With Apples?

looneyleo

I was going to suggest a chutney too. We have made the River Cottage "Glutney Recipe" this year with our apples and it's gorgeous. Worked out £1 per jar but will make more tomorrow which should reduce cost. Definately the way to go I think..... Or just stew them up with sugar and freeze and make apple crumble later in the year...

apprentice_tycoon

How about a batch of Delias mincemeat? that will take a few off your hands - it lasts for ages and freezes well too. I think the recipe is on her website

betterbargains4u

Buy a dehydrator and make dried apple slices.
Absolutely delicious healthy snack.

twink

www.bramleyapples.co.uk has a lot of recipes and suppose you could use any kind of apple as long as you dont add sugar if they are sweet apples

lynzpower

Id stew it and freeze it if you have space. Then you can use it for neverending crumbles YUM

dannahaz

betterbargains4u wrote:

Buy a dehydrator and make dried apple slices.
Absolutely delicious healthy snack.

I have a dehydrator, and the apple slices are lovely.

Even better though is apple leather, and that uses up loooooadds of apple.

Stew the apple with a bit of water. When cooked, flavour with cinnamon.
Pour it onto solid trays in dehydrator
Turn dehydrtor on, go to bed
In morning, the apples will have started to solidify, and to speed up drying you can peel them off the treays, turn them over and dry on normal dehydrator trays
Few hours later, they're done.
Roll them up and store in an aiirtight container, last for over a year,
Except they are so delicious, mine only last a couple of months.

123xyz

seraphina wrote:

Give them all to meeeeee!

I'm currently relying on my in laws to provide me with apples! The only thing I haven't seen on your list is stewed apple - I make a big bowl of this and keep it in the fridge. I add a dollop to my weetabix/porridge, a few spoonfulls to parsnip soup or mix it into some plain yoghurt.

Have you thought about making an apple chutney? Or apple sauce to have with pork?

Thanks Seraphina, be prepared for the postie to struggle to your door with a large box ......

HappyIdiotTalk

Mental note to self: Next house must have apple tree!

dannahaz

Oh, you could also make your own mint jelly (or rosemary jelly, or thyme jelly or sage jelly etc).

These use an apple jelly as a basis. As you have so many apples, when straining the jelly don't be tempted to push it through the sieve. If you do this the resulting jelly will be cloudy. It doesn't affect the flavour, but it just doesn't look as appetising as a crystal clear jelly wth the herb suspension clearly visible.

Last for a year or two, and makes great gifts.

dannahaz

JuliaH wrote:

That's a brilliant suggestion. I am researching that one as soon as possible as I love cider, especially the rough cider you get on holiday.

There is a really good book called "Real Cider Making on a Small Scale" by Michael Pooley and John Lomax.

It's very detailed, but quite easy to read. It covers all sorts of things, including Apple Juice as well.

We've just made our first two gallons of cider (each one took between 20 and 24lbs of apples to make), but it isn't ready to drink yet so I can't tell you if it's any good!