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baked stuffed apple
1 knob butter
50g (2oz) soft brown sugar
25g (1oz) sultanas
1 large cooking apple, cored
150ml (¼pt) boiling water
Grease the cookpot with the butter. Core the apple. Use a sharp knife to score the skin round the
equator on the apple. Mix the sugar and sultanas and pack tightly inside the apple. Fold a
square of foil to form a saucer. Put the foil in the cookpot, sit the apple on the foil, and pour the
boiling water round it. Cook for the time shown. The cooking time for this recipe may vary with
different types of apples.
creamy rice pudding
15g (½oz) butter
400ml (¾pt) milk
150ml (¼pt) evaporated milk
50g (2oz) pudding Rice
25g (1oz) sugar
Butter the inside of the cookpot. Add all the ingredients and stir. Cook for the time shown.
brandy and orange punch
150g (5oz) sugar
300ml (½pt) boiling water
6 cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
zest and juice of 1 lemon
juice of 1 orange
1 orange, sliced
2 tbsp orange squash
¼ bottle white wine
150ml (¼pt) brandy
Put the sugar and boiling water into the cookpot. Stir in the other ingredients except the brandy.
Heat for the time shown. Stir in the brandy just before serving.
apple chutney
750g (1¾lb) apples, peeled & finely chopped
225g (8oz) onions, finely chopped
350g (12oz) light brown sugar
100g (4oz) sultanas
150ml (¼pt) white wine vinegar
2 tbsp cornflour
2 tsp salt
1 clove garlic, crushed
pinch cayenne pepper
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
Put the apples, onions, brown sugar and sultanas into the slow cooker. Mix the cornflour and
vinegar together in a small bowl till completely smooth. Add the cornflour/vinegar mix to the
slow cooker with the salt, garlic, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and ginger. Stir well. Cook for the
time shown. Pour into heated jars and cover in the usual way. Alternatively, store in a container
in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
cheese fondue
300ml (½pt) dry white wine
1 clove garlic, cut in half
225g (8oz) gruyere cheese, grated
4 tsp cornflour
225g (8oz) emmenthal cheese, grated
pepper to taste
grated nutmeg to taste
Have a heatproof plate to have, to rest the lid on when serving the fondue, as the lid will be both
hot and wet (with condensation).
Rub the inside of the cookpot with garlic. Add the wine and cook for 40 minutes at 1. Mix the
cheese with the cornflour and seasonings. Stir this mixture into the wine. Cook for 1½ hours at 1,
stirring after 30 minutes. The fondue may now be left in the cookpot.
To serve, remove the lid, spear cubes of crusty bread with forks and dip in the fondue, then
replace the lid.
caution
the cooker and the cookpot will be hot – don’t touch
set hours
1
4-6
2
2-3
set hours
1
5-7
2
4-4½
set hours
1
3-5
2
1-2
set hours
1
8-9
2
3-5
set hours
1
2+10m