Pommes pommes girl

Three weeks after our jolly harvest in Hägersten, our generous crop has substantially gone down in volume. True enough these apples have been used in a variety of recipes: apple crumbles (of course), compote de pommes (loads of it, with cinnamon and brown sugar, yum - our freezer is still full of it), "Garden of Eden fruit pudding" (Jamie), "Guernsey apple cake" (found in our tradtional British cooking book), veal cooked "a la normande" with apples and onions (a bit of an improvisation on my part...), tarte aux pommes (naturally) and a tarte tatin is on the cards for tomorrow as well ;-).

All in all, I can vouch for the good use of our 10kg or so of apples!

To conclude the series I have also had a go at drying some slices, in order to use them as snacks (Otto is a huge dried fruit muncher!) or in salads and stuff. It worked! I shall do it again as it is very easy (and kind of decorative for a few days, while the slices dry on a string in the kitchen).

NB: for the slices to remain light-colored it is important to dip them in an ascorbic solution (ie a bit of lemon juice mixed with water)  and to pat them dry a bit before threading them on the string.

Comments

[Grandma]

...what more can I say?!
It seems the apple is as versatile as the potato in the number of ways it can be cooked...but perhaps the apple comes out on top for being dried, too! Well done, A-K, you will probably now regard it as a compliment if someone suggests you are as versatile as an apple!!
Rosemary XX

[Nathalie]

Une bien bonne idée que ces tranches de pommes séchées. Et savoir qu'Otto les aime est une vraie garantie de qualité!
Encore merci pour les recettes! J'espère trouver enfin le temps ce week-end d'en tester au moins une. Et si tu as besoin de pommes (vu que ton stock s'amenuise), je peux t'en fournir quelques unes!
Bon week-end et bon courage pour l'analyse de "Otur" :-)

Nathalie