It's apple season! We try the best apple recipes and reveal the new apple variety that sold out in weeks last year
Today, Matt is talking about the top seasonal fruit + why apples are so popular at the moment.
Matt will speak about the Cosmic Crisp apple.
Recipe below:
Easy Apple Cinnamon Donuts
INGREDIENTS
Cosmic Crisp Apples
Self-Raising Flower
Milk
Eggs
Sugar
Cinnamon
METHOD
Holding the apple carefully and with an apple corer, remove the apple core.
Slice the apple into rings.
Mix the batter together.
Dunk the apple rings into the batter then transfer to hot oil.
Fry in hot oil until puffed and golden.
Whilst still piping hot, add to the bowl with sugar and cinnamon. Toss together and enjoy whilst still hot!
Mini Apple Pies
INGREDIENTS
2x Cosmic Crisp apples (peeled and chopped into small cubes)
40g salted butter
50g brown sugar
1-2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp cornflour
3 tsp cold water
2x sheets frozen shortcrust pastry
1x egg (whisked)
METHOD
Simmer chopped Cosmic Crisp apples, salted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon juice in a saucepan until the apples have mostly softened.
Mix together cornflour and cold water.
Pour the cornflour slurry into the simmering apples. Mix until thickened then set aside to cool.
Preheat the oven to 180C.
Use a round cookie cutter or a glass to cut out rounds in one of the pastry sheets.
Use the second sheet of pastry to cut out strips (approx. 1.5cm).
Place approx 1 tbsp of the filling into the centre of each round.
Lay 2 parallel strips of pastry on top of each round, then lay 2 more strips perpendicular to the first to create a lattice.
Cut off any excess pastry on the rounds and use a fork to seal the edges.
Brush the pastry with the whisked egg.
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