Spiced Apple Chips Food

SPICED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• For the apples: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass baking pan.
• Mix together the apples, granulated sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• For the cake: Combine the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl. Using a hand-held mixer, beat on medium high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time until fully combined, then add the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and buttermilk. Beat on low speed until a few streaks remain, then fold together with a rubber spatula until fully combined. (Do not overmix.)
• Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with half of the apple mixture. Spread the batter over the top of the apples. Top the batter with the remaining apples, making decorative rows across the cake. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Allow the cake to cool slightly before dusting with powdered sugar and serving.

SPICED APPLE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment.
• In a small bowl, combine the anise, ginger, pie spice and salt.
• Using a mandoline, slice the apples 1/8-inch thick. Arrange the apples on the prepared cookie sheets, making sure they are close but not touching. Sprinkle the apples with the spice blend. Bake for 1 hour. Flip the apples and bake until crispy, another 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

APPLE CHIPS

Steps:

• In a small pot, combine the water and sugar and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat. Set aside to cool.
• Place the apples on a flat surface. Using a mandoline or sharp knife, cut each one, placing the core end of the apple in front of the blade, into rounds as thin as you can manage. Remove any seeds as you cut and sprinkle them with lemon juice. Submerge the apple slices in the syrup and allow them to "rest" for a few hours or, even better, overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Remove some of the apples from the syrup and lightly dry them on a kitchen towel. Place them in a single layer on a baking sheet with parchment or on a tray fitted with a baking rack. Note: you may want to place something heavy, like a metal spoon, at each end of the paper to prevent the paper from folding over as the chips bake. Bake in the oven until crispy, about 1 hour.

BUTTERY SPICED SOUS-VIDE APPLES

Steps:

• Fill sous-vide cooker with hot water and heat to 170 degrees. Place lemon zest in a bowl. In another bowl, place apples. If using large apples, cut in half. Cut lemon and squeeze juice over apples, turning to coat.
• To bowl with lemon zest, add butter, salt, spices, sugar and raisins; mix together. Divide mixture among apples, packing it into hollowed core. If using apple halves, rub mixture all over them.
• Place two apples in a sealable plastic bag, and seal it after removing as much air as possible; try squeezing most of it out and then carefully sucking out the rest with a straw as you seal the bag. Or, seal apples in plastic with a FoodSaver or similar vacuum device. Repeat with remaining apples. (For sous-vide cooking at home, a complete vacuum seal is not necessary if food will be served immediately after cooking.)
• Place plastic bags in sous-vide chamber, making sure they are submerged in hot water. Cook at least 2 hours. Food may remain in cooker for up to 2 additional hours; it will not cook any further. When opening bags, be careful as juices will be hot. Serve apples in bowls, topped with crème fraîche, whipped cream or ice cream.

CINNAMON APPLE CHIPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 250°. In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Using a serrated knife or mandoline, thinly slice the apples crosswise, discarding the seeds and both ends. Arrange in a single layer on parchment-paper-lined baking sheets; sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
• 2. Bake the apple slices, turning every half hour, until dry, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove and transfer to racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

SPICED APPLE SLICES / APPLE CHIPS

Steps:

• Put cardamon in a coffee grinder (Used for spices not coffee. Grind till fine add rest of the sugar and spices give a couple of whirls to mix into a fine powder).
• Lay parchment paper on 2 cookie sheet pans.
• In a storage bag add spices and apples toss gently to coat, shaking excess spices off place on parchment in a single layer. You can sprinkle a little extra sugar on the slices this is optional.
• Dry in a 250 degree oven 1 to 3 hours depending on how juicy the apples are. Turning after 1 hour.
• They come out crisp,sweet and tart.
• Store in an air tight container if for some reason there is any left over.