Do you have a favourite flavour? What is it and what recipes do you incorporate it in? Is is sweet or savoury? Or both?!
One of challenges of cooking for two that I enjoy meeting is making do with what I have on hand. That is why I like this dessert. I always have the ingredients on hand. So even if I didn't plan for dessert, or am just plain stumped for dessert inspiration, I can whip this baby up in minutes and I know people will love it.
What are some of the challanges you meet with your cooking? What do you always have on hand and what amazing things can you do with it?
Like the mushroom appetizer this pie-less apple pie needs no formal sort of recipe.
To serve 2 people you will need one apple, some marzipan (almond paste) and brown sugar, and some whipping or heavy cream. You can even forgo the cream and marzipan if you don't have any on hand. If you have good quality apples they don't need a lot of dressing up.
Slice the apple and arrange the pieces in a shallow baking dish. If you are making this ahead toss the slices in a little lemon juice so they don't discolour. Dot with the marzipan. I like marzipan so I use maybe two or three tablespoons but it is up to you. Sprinkle with brown sugar to your taste. Pour over maybe three or four tablespoons of cream. Not enough to cover the slices.
Bake for about 20 minutes at 350-375.
I like to do this dessert if I am baking something for the main course. I take the main course out, put the timer back to 20 minutes and just pop this in. The oven turns off after 20 minutes but keeps warm so it is ok if it stays in there longer.
Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream or even a thick almond custard.
This is what we had to finish off our Thanks Giving dinner. It was lucious and festive, rich and seasonal. Easy, sexy, delicious, and fun!
Unfortuately I don't have a picture that does it justice. I get frustrated with my food photography efforts. For something that tastes so yummy I have to admit that I just could not get it to look pretty. Romantic candle light does not always make for good photos!
1 comments:
I love the idea of this apple "pie" - I really like the idea of the marzipan in here.
I think one of my favourite flavours would be lemon (especially the zest) - I use it in so many things, both sweet and savoury, and find it can transfrom the dullest of dishes into something fresh tasting and wonderful.
One of my many cooking challenges is feeding a partner who absolutely will not under any circumstances eat anything with onion in it - I often get around this by substituting celery or fennel - they both offer a suitable textural substitution and add some to the flavour profile. I also can get him to try other things he might be dubious about by putting broccoli (his favourite vegetable) in it. You could be forgiven for calling me devious.
Sue :-)
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