Gala Apple Newtons With Honey Cream Food

EASY APPLE COBBLER RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or butter a baking casserole dish that's 9x6 or something comparable. Use what you have! And then set it aside.
• In a large bowl, add the sliced honey crisp apples, gala apples, brown sugar, sugar, flour, juice from 1 lemon, vanilla and spices (cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and cloves). Toss it all together until combined. Add the filling to your prepared baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Add the milk, butter and vanilla; mix until combined. Pour the topping on top of the filling. It's ok if some of the filling is peaking through or it's not a totally perfect on top. I like it when some of the filling shows through. And then transfer to the oven to bake for about 40 to 45 minutes, until the filling is bubbling and the top is golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and serve warm with cold vanilla ice cream.

CARAMELIZED APPLES WITH HONEY VANILLA CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the crème fraîche, honey and vanilla till smooth. Cover and keep in the fridge till ready to serve.
• Melt the butter in a skillet on a low to medium heat then add the apples.
• Sautè the apples for around 5 minutes, till they soften and mix in the brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook for a further 2 minutes till the sugar has melted and the apple pieces are well coated.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool till it is just warm, then serve with a spoonful of honey vanilla crème fraîche and honey roasted pecans.

APPLE CRISP WITH GALA APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter or use non-stick cooking spray on an 8x8-inch square pan. Set to the side.
• In a medium bowl, add in the cut up apples, half the cinnamon, granulated sugar, and lemon juice. Mix together well. Add apples to the buttered baking dish.
• In a separate bowl, add in the flour, oats, brown sugar, other half of the cinnamon, salt and butter. Using two forks (or a pastry cutter), cut the butter into the oats until the mixture is in pea-sized chunks.
• Spread the topping evenly over the apples.
• Bake for 40-42 minutes, until the top is a nice brown. Serve this crisp topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

GALA APPLE "NEWTONS" WITH HONEY CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl, then blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until mixture resembles coarse meal. Drizzle with beaten whole eggs and gently stir with a wooden spoon (or pulse in processor) until incorporated.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead a few times (dough will be very soft). Gently press into a ball and flatten into a 6-inch square. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Peel, quarter, and core apples, then cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Stir together butter, zests, sea salt, cardamom, and honey in a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish, then add apples, stirring to coat, and spread in an even layer.
• Roast apples in upper third of oven, stirring occasionally, until very tender and any liquid is absorbed, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Stir in Calvados (if using) and cool compote 20 minutes. (Leave oven on.)
• Put dough on top of 2 overlapping sheets of wax paper, then top with 2 more overlapping sheets and roll out dough into a square slightly larger than 12 inches (1/8 inch thick). Remove top sheets of paper and trim dough with a small knife into a 12-inch square. Loosely roll dough (with bottom sheets of paper) around rolling pin, then unroll, wax paper side up, onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Carefully remove wax paper and cut dough into 3 (4-inch-wide) pieces. (If dough becomes too soft to work with, chill briefly.)
• Spoon one third of apple compote along a long side of each rectangle, leaving a 3/4-inch border on long edge and a 1/2-inch border on either end.
• Brush some of egg wash along all 4 sides of 1 rectangle, then fold pastry in half lengthwise, covering compote completely. Seal edges (including ends) by crimping with a fork dipped occasionally in granulated sugar. Form 2 more pastries in same manner, then chill on baking sheet 15 minutes. Brush pastries with remaining egg wash and lightly sprinkle with remaining tablespoon granulated sugar.
• Bake in upper third of oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to warm on baking sheet on a rack.
• Beat together heavy cream and crème fraîche in a bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until thickened, about 5 minutes. Fold in honey and sea salt until just combined.
• Cut pastries crosswise into 1 1/4-inch-wide slices with a serrated knife. Dust generously with confectioners sugar and serve with honey cream.