Baked Sweet Apples
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a moderately hot oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Prepare
Select sweet apples of similar size and wash them, leaving the stems on.
Place the apples in a granite pie tin and add 2 tablespoons of water.
Bake and serve
Bake in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) for 3 to 4 hours until very soft.
Enjoy the sweet and juicy baked apples.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Talman sweet apples
- Softened by long baking, they become tender and sweet while holding their shape.
- Water
- Creates steam in the covered-free tin, keeping the apples moist during the long bake.
The step that matters
Bake until very soft. Apples need a long, gentle bake so their starches and cell walls break down fully, giving a tender, spoonable texture rather than a firm one.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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