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Baked apples with bay leaves, dates and honey

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup brandy
4 fresh bay leaves
70 g crimson raisins
100 g dates, pitted
1 lemon, zested and juiced
50 g walnuts
1/4 cup honey
1 T butter
4 Gala apples, halved horizontally and cored

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Heat a frying pan over high heat, then add the brandy, bay leaves, raisins and dates. Boil for 2 minutes.

Add the lemon zest and juice, walnuts, honey and butter and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Fill the bottom half of each apple with the fruit-and-nut mixture, top with remaining apple halves and spoon the filling into the cores.

Place on a baking tray, pour any remaining brandy syrup over the apples and bake for 25 minutes until soft and caramelised.

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Ingredients

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