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West Country Apple Dappy

  • Nut Free
  • Vegetarian
Preparation time:
15 minutes
Cooking time:
25 minutes
Total time:
40 minutes 40 minutes
Makes:
 7

Ingredients

  • 2 eating apples, such as Egremont Russet or Cox’s
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 50g Waitrose Somerset Butter, chilled, plus extra for greasing
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 25g caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream, plus extra for serving
  • 120-125ml milk
  • 2 tbsp golden granulated sugar

Method

  1. Peel the apples, then remove and discard the cores. Dice the apples and place into a small pan with 2 tablespoons of cold water, the lemon juice and rosemary. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and warm over a medium heat. Once simmering, cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain through a sieve and remove the rosemary. Leave the apples in the sieve and place over the saucepan to cool completely.
  2. Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7. Grease an 18-20cm loose-bottomed, round tin very thoroughly with butter, and line the base with baking parchment. Sift the flour and salt into a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and pulse again to combine.
  3. With the motor running, gradually add the cream and then add enough of the milk to mix to a soft, slightly sticky dough.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Pat or roll out into a rectangle about 18 x 30cm in size. Spoon the cooled apple mixture evenly over the dough. Roll the whole lot up tightly from the longer edge then, using a serrated knife, cut into 7 even slices. Position the rounds in the prepared tin, cut side up, and with plenty of space between them. Generously sprinkle over the granulated sugar, covering the tops of each round.
  5. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden. Remove and cover with a clean tea towel and leave to cool slightly before eating warm or cold with more clotted cream.

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Robi

Robi 21 October 2008 17:48

This recipe is great. I have laso tried adding sultana and dates, marinated in Marsala wine, togehter with the apples and it was superb

katy

katy 28 September 2008 20:14

Found this recipe very straightforward and my effort even looked a bit like the magazine shot! I used bramleys instead of eating apples and found them sweet enough - I also used brown sugar throughout the recipe and it gave the base a lovely treacly taste. Think I'll try it with cinnamon next time.

Tally5

Tally5 20 September 2008 20:54

sampled this at a waitrose cookery demo - absolutely delicious and a doddle to make!

AnnetteS

AnnetteS 12 September 2008 21:57

Loved it! But could have used a bit more apple than just two.

Tracey Hindle

Tracey Hindle 07 September 2008 11:59

This recipe is delicious and very easy to make,it is nice and light and crisp not soggy!! You will delight any age with this recipe so give it a go today.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 295.0kcal
Sugars 13.9g
Fat 16.8g
Saturated Fat 10.4g
Salt 0.5g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in September 2008