Bramley Apples

Just four of the fabulous Bramley apples from our ancient tree. It's laden this year and it's time for the harvest. There'll be a whole lot of peeling to do and freezing too...

I took this photo earlier this evening and then 'baked' the big one in front on the bottom like this:

I used an apple corer to punch out the stalk and core and filled the resulting cylindrical hole with demerara sugar and raisins. 

Using a sharp knife I made a cut right round the 'equator' of the apple and put it into a stoneware dessert bowl with a small, glass pyrex bowl inverted over the top. The apple was fully enclosed.

Then - into the microwave for 2 minutes - check then 30 seconds more.

I managed to allow it to cool a bit before scoffing it with whipped cream. Yum!

Here's an interesting site about Bramley's including history and, of course, recipes:

http://www.bramleyapples.co.uk/index.html