On August 19, Russia celebrated Feast. In essence it is a Christian holiday, but its tradition of good cheer and to bestow near apples widely spread among people far removed from the religious rites.
Apple Spas in Russia it got its name because it is the time of its celebration ripened apples, other fruits and garden vegetables. So they are saying, "I came Spas - apple in store."
There are apples to this time, was considered a great sin. But after the celebration were treated to other apples (particularly disadvantaged people, the poor), and plenty to gorge themselves while preparing the fruit of the great variety of goodies.
In terms of healthy eating apple - very useful fruit. Apples harmoniously combines various vitamins, minerals, fruit acids, natural sugars and fiber. In addition, apples are rich in flavonoid quercetin. This substance is widely used for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Scientific studies have also shown that the flavonoid quercetin helps prevent the development of cancerous cells. It strengthens the immune system, reduces inflammation and neutralize carcinogens. Eating foods rich in flavonoids, lowers the risk of lung cancer by 50%!
What to cook with apples?
Baked apples
You will need: apples, sugar.
Apples are rinsed in cold water and without cutting through thoroughly, to remove them from the core, and seeds. On a baking pour a little water, put the apples in the apple holes to pour a little sugar, sprinkle with water. The apples baked in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
Serve as a separate dish or side dish to meat, offal, poultry and game.
Baked beans and apples
Need: beans - 400g, apples - 250 g of melted butter - 50 g sugar - 50 g flour - 20 grams, broth sauce - 400 g, salt, sugar, pepper.
Apples are washed, cut into slices, remove the seed slot, cut into slices, add sugar, folded into a bowl with hot oil and cook until tender. Beans (preferably white) to boil, pour the broth into the container. Flour warm (to brown), dilute decoction of pulses and the resulting white sauce season with salt and pepper.
Cooked beans, stewed apples, white sauce together, stir gently put into a greased pan, sprinkle with croutons and bake.
Sandwiches with apples
You will need: 4 slices bread, 1 large apple, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tsp cinnamon.
Oven heated to 150 degrees. Each slice of bread with one hand grease. Cut the apple into thin slices, put on the oil, sprinkle with cinnamon apples.
Prepare sandwiches with apple 2 minutes on the baking sheet for baking.
Sponge cake with apples
You will need: butter - 280 g sugar - 225 grams, vanilla, egg - 4 pieces, flour - 225 g, baking powder for the dough - 2 tsp milk - 185 ml.
To prepare the filling: apples - 500 grams, raisin - 100 grams, rum - 1 tbsp cinnamon, juice squeezed from one lemon, almond petals.
Soak the raisins in rum. Cut the apples with the peel and remove seeds. Cut the apples into slices, sprinkle with lemon juice. Beat butter and sugar in a lush creamy mass. Add vanilla and eggs one by one. Beat well. Portions alternately add the sifted flour and milk. In the form of baking put one half of the dough. In the dough put raisins on the raisin - apple slices. Sprinkle apples with cinnamon on top and pour the remaining half of dough.
On top of the cake sprinkled with petals of almond.
Bake the cake in the oven oven at 170 degrees for 75 minutes. Willingness to check the cake with a toothpick or a dry stick. Cool the cake, without removing it from the mold.
Apple marshmallow
Take 1 kg of sour apples, washed, cored and cut into slices. The thick-walled bowl to lay out slices, add 3 tablespoons of water over low heat with the lid closed to cook until the apples are tender.
Cools the mass to knead thoroughly, add 100g of sugar and then cook over low heat, but with the lid open, until thick.
The resulting puree to put on a baking sheet covered with paper baking, smooth and dry in a slightly open the oven at 200 ° C. Finished candy roll in roll and cut.
Jam made from apples
For jam better suited sour apple varieties, such as anise, Antonovka and others. In contrast to the jam, jam, brewed at a time.
Wash apples, remove the peel, seed and cut their cameras into 2 or 4 parts. To slices not darkened, can lower them for 20 minutes in acidified water (1-2g citric acid to 1 l. Water). Then the apples have to blanch in boiling water, and only then pass them in the hot enamel bowl, adding to each kilogram of apples 1 cup water and 1 kg of sugar (if the apples are very acidic, then 1, 2 kg). Put on the fire, bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Sugar quickly penetrate into the flesh, apple slices retain the natural color, amazing taste and flavor, and it turns syrup jelly. To determine the readiness of jam, you can drop it on the plate. If it does not spread, so ready, you can stop the cooking.
Hot pour the jam into sterilized jars and let cool. When cooling it is covered with top crust. There was a crust - can close the jar with parchment paper, and drag a rubber band. Roll up the banks is not necessary.
Salad "Mimosa with apples"
You will need: 1 kg pink, 5 eggs, 3 apples, 3 carrots, mayonnaise, parsley.
To prepare the salad to take 1 kg of pink, give her the cook 15 minutes, then separate the bone, peel, finely chop the fish fillets.
Salad laid layers. The first layer put finely chopped whites of 5 eggs cooked, spread with mayonnaise. The next layers are rubbed on a fine grater apples (3 pieces), and then the pieces of fish, grated carrot (3 pieces). Each layer is greased with mayonnaise.
Finally, mix the mayonnaise with the egg yolks and chopped greens, this composition smear top and sides of salad and put the finished dish for 3 hours in the refrigerator.
Simple apple pie
You will need: 1 kg of any of apples, a glass of sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup flour and vanilla.
Apples are washed, peeled, cored and cut into pieces of arbitrary shape. The form is very thickly greased with margarine, can form the bottom and sides sprinkle with breadcrumbs, in shift apples and distribute it evenly throughout the form.
In a bowl beat the eggs, put the sugar, vanilla and stir until smooth. Then, put the flour and stir well to avoid lumps. This mass pour the apples evenly over the entire surface of the form and put it in the oven over medium heat. The cake is ready when its surface is covered with a crust of golden color.
Ready cake immediately Transfer from the mold onto a plate.
Stuffed Apples
You will need: 4 large sour apples, 250 - 300 g chicken, 1 - 2 onions, 20 g of walnuts, prunes 20 g, 20 g plums. oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 - 1, 5, Art. chicken broth, herbs, salt and pepper.
Chicken wash, dry and mince. From bones to cook soup. Prune thoroughly wash and finely chop. The greens, nuts, onion and garlic finely chopped.
In a frying pan heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes. Add minced chicken and fry for a further 6 minutes. To add prunes mince, salt, pepper, herbs and stir.
At the top of the apple cut and carefully remove the pulp and core using a teaspoon, leaving a wall thickness of 0, 5 - 0, 7 cm. Fill the apples are minced and put them in a baking dish. On each apple put a small piece of butter and cover with tops.
In a baking dish pour the broth. If desired, sprinkle the apples themselves. Cover with a lid or foil form and send in a preheated 180 degree oven for 15 - 20 minutes.
Applesauce
You will need: 500 g Antonov apples, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup water, 1 tsp. Lemon juice.
Washed apples need to spread out on a sheet or pan, pour a little water, then put in the oven. When the apples are tender, rub them through a sieve.
The pureed puree pour beforehand diluted with water sugar and beat until mousse is not increased in volume two times and turns white. If mousse turns sour enough, during the beating it is possible to pour the lemon juice.
Ready to lay out in the form of mousse and put in a cool place.
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