Apple Dumplings Recipe

ingredients

250 g ( 9 oz) shortcrust pastry
4 even sized cooking (tart) apples
1/4 cup (4 tbsp) 50 g sugar
milk to glaze
caster sugar (superfine granulated)

method

1. Divide the pastry into four and roll out each piece into a round 20-25 cm (8 - 10 in )across. Peel and core the apples,

2. place one on each round and fill the centre with some of the sugar. Moisten the edges of the pastry with water,

3. gather the edges to the top, pressing well to seal them together, and turn the dumplings over.

4. If you wish, decorate with leaves cut from any trimmings of pastry. Brush the tops with milk.

5. Bake on a greased baking sheet in the oven at 220°C (425°F) mark 7 for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 170°C (325°F) mark 3 and continue to cook for a further 30 minutes, until the apples are soft.

6. Dredge with caster sugar and eat hot or cold, with custard or cream.

Apple & Walnut Stuffing Recipe

Apple and walnut is another popular stuffing for goose and duck.

ingredients

enough for a 2.5kg duck

1 small onion
1 tbsp (1/2 oz) butter
1 large cooking apple
12 whole shelled walnuts or 24 halves
2 oz (50 g) pork sausage-meat
3/4 cup (50 g) soft white breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp dried mixed herbs
salt and pepper
1 egg
a little milk (optional)

method

1. Skin the onion and chop it finely.

2. Melt the butter in a pan, add the onion, and fry very gently until softened and light golden.

3. Peel, core, and chop the apple.

4. Chop the walnuts and mix together with the onion, apple, sausage-meat, breadcrumbs, and herbs.

5. Season to taste.

6. Beat the egg until liquid and stir into the stuffing mixture to bind it, adding a little milk if necessary.

Apple & Chestnut Stuffing Recipe

Apple and Chestnut Stuffing - This meatless stuffing can be cooked in a casserole dish rather than the turkeys cavity,
1. Preheat oven to 325‚°F.
2. Spoon the stuffing into a 12-inch dish and bake, covered with foil, for 1 hour.

ingredients

200 g white breadcrumbs
2 eggs
100 g chopped cooked chestnuts
50 g raisins marinated in 25 ml brandy
350 g coarsely chopped unpeeled apple
100 g sweated chopped onion
seasoning

method

Combine 200 g white breadcrumbs, 2 eggs, 100 g chopped cooked chestnuts, 50 g raisins marinated in 25 ml brandy, 350 g coarsely chopped unpeeled apple, 100 g sweated chopped onion, and seasoning.

Serve with roast turkey or goose.

Apple & Celery Stuffing Recipe

Apple and celery stuffing can be used to stuff goose, duck and pork.

ingredients

enough for a 4 - 5 kg goose

2 oz (50 g) bacon, without rinds or pork sausage meat
1 medium-sized onion
1 stick celery
3 large cooking (tart) apples
1 1/4 cup (75 g) soft white breadcrumbs
1 tbsp grated lemon rind
salt and pepper

method

1. Chop the bacon, if used.

2. Fry the bacon or sausage-meat in a pan, turning it over, until browned. Remove, and put to one side, leaving the fat in the pan.

3. Prepare the onion and celery and chop them finely.

4. Fry them in the pan for 5 minutes.

5. Remove and put to one side.

6. Peel, core, and dice the apples finely and fry them in the pan until softened and lightly browned.

7. Mix together the meat, onion, celery, apples, breadcrumbs, lemon rind, and seasoning to taste.

8. Use as above, or for turkey or wild rabbit.

Anchovy Butter Recipe

ingredients

1 stick (8 Tbsp) 115 g (4 oz) butter
6 anchovies, drained and mashed

method

1. Whisk the butter until soft but not oily.

2. Add the anchovies and beat in well. Chill in the refrigerator in a small bowl, covered, or form into a long roll in greaseproof paper.

3. To serve cut the roll into 1 cm (1/2-inch) slices and place on the meat or fish or use small knobs from the bowl.

Almond Butter Recipe

ingredients

makes about 225 g (8 oz)

1 stick (8 Tbsp)4 oz (100 g) butter, softened
7/8 cup (100 g) 4 oz ground almonds
about 2 tbsp (30 ml) caster sugar (superfine granulated)
2.5 - 5 ml (1/2 - 1 tsp) lemon juice
few drops of almond essence

method

1. Put the butter in a mixing bowl and work in the ground almonds thoroughly.

2. Add the sugar, lemon juice and almond essence gradually.

3. Use at once or pot and chill.

Acidulated Cream Dressing Recipe

ingredients

lemon juice
whipped cream
salt and pepper

method

Mix 1 part lemon juice into 5 parts lightly whipped cream and season with salt and pepper.