Apple Bake and Mixed Spice
INGREDIENTS
500 g sweet apples with the skin, cut into wedges
100 ml strong Rooibos tea
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
100 ml low-fat milk
1 tbsp (15 ml) vanilla essence
2 eggs
1 tbsp (15 ml) finely grated lemon rind
¼ cup (60 ml) ground almonds
100 ml cake flour
½ tsp (2,5 ml) baking powder
1 tbsp (15 ml) sugar (optional)
½ tbsp (7,5 ml) ground mixed spice
1 tsp (5 ml) icing sugar (optional) mixed with a pinch of ground mixed spice
175 ml plain low-fat yoghurt
METHOD
1.Preheat oven to 200 ˚C.
2.Place apples, tea and cinnamon stick in a saucepan. Simmer for 7-10 minutes or until just tender. Spoon apples and tea into a lightly greased oven dish.
3.Beat buttermilk, milk, vanilla, eggs and lemon rind together. Stir in almonds, flour, baking powder, sugar (optional) and mixed spice to form a runny batter. Pour over the apples.
4.Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown and cooked.
5.Serve immediately with a light dusting of the icing sugar (optional) and 2 tbsp (30 ml) plain low-fat yoghurt per person.