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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Apple & Pastry Jun 29^th, 2016 at 4:27pm A special gift from the gods on Olympus for their chosen children. Am enjoying right now a home made apple tart.
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Reply #1 - Jun 29^th, 2016 at 9:45pm

bogarde73 wrote on Jun 29^th, 2016 at 4:27pm:

A special gift from the gods on Olympus for their chosen children.
Am enjoying right now a home made apple tart.

sounds yum O..I am making a beef and guinness pie tomorrow for my family who are coming home from overseas... plus an apple crumble that always goes over well....

I have gone right back to making my own pastry have been buying the frozen for a long time... but gone right off it.. and its worth the effort.. I do hope you made your own pastry

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Reply #2 - Jun 30^th, 2016 at 9:23am

I know that the generally accepted way of making an apple pie is to use green apples, but I always use red apples and, to my mind, the result is much better. You don't need to add any sugar (or for that matter anything, unless you want a hint of some spices) and the flavour is more delicate than when you use green apples. Royal Gala apples seem to be the best for this purpose although Fuji work well too.

All you need to do is mix up a batch of shortcrust pastry, roll it out, line the pie tin, fill with sliced apples (no need to partially cook them beforehand), put the top on the pie and bake until it's ready.

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Reply #3 - Jun 30^th, 2016 at 11:07am

I love stewed apples [i prefer Granny Smiths].

Almost every day, i will simply have a cooled portion in a desert bowl, sometimes with plain yogurt added, but often just by itself [and sans any pastry].

I must be 'addicted' to stewed apples. Wink

I always stew up about 3 days/portions worth, keeping the remaining portions in the fridge.

Because i do like stewed apples, i bought one of those Apple Slinky Machine Peeler Corer tools.

And it is wonderful!

If you have to peel and core many apples, that tool does make it so much quicker and easier!

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Reply #4 - Jun 30^th, 2016 at 11:55am

Yadda, I am firmly of the view that stewed apples are one of the greatest aids to good digestive health & balance.

Somewhere, lurking in some cupboard not visited this many year, is a vintage apple corer bought from a heritage museum many moons ago. It is built to last generations but it really is made for high volume use such as in the kitchen of some old large home peopled with servants.

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Wolseley Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1453 Sydney Gender:	Re: Apple & Pastry Reply #5 - Jun 30^th, 2016 at 12:58pm bogarde73 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2016 at 11:55am: Yadda, I am firmly of the view that stewed apples are one of the greatest aids to good digestive health & balance. My grandson loves stewed apples, especially if there are some sultanas mixed in with them.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Apple & Pastry Reply #6 - Jun 30^th, 2016 at 1:11pm If more kids were brought up on such old simple home cooking there would be less health problems don't you think. And maybe even less of these behavioural problems. But one hears of families complaining of being "time poor"
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Yadda Gold Member Offline Posts: 22954 A cat with a view	Re: Apple & Pastry Reply #7 - Jun 30^th, 2016 at 4:19pm bogarde73 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2016 at 11:55am: Yadda, I am firmly of the view that stewed apples are one of the greatest aids to good digestive health & balance. bogarde73, I hadn't really thought about it, but perhaps it is my love of stewed apples which has some bearing upon me being a well balanced person. hehe cheers.
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Reply #8 - Jun 30^th, 2016 at 4:30pm

bogarde73 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2016 at 1:11pm:

If more kids were brought up on such old simple home cooking there would be less health problems don't you think.

Exactly so, imo.
Very simple foods, are the most beneficial to our health, imo.

bogarde73 wrote on Jun 30^th, 2016 at 1:11pm:

And maybe even less of these behavioural problems.

But one hears of families complaining of being "time poor"

I agree.

I firmly believe that, for the sake of our good health, highly processed foods, should be avoided, as much as possible.

I usually eat very simple foods, and my taste-buds always enjoy, and never complain, about the lovely foods i partake in.

I always enjoy eating, what i eat.

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Reply #10 - Jul 1^st, 2016 at 6:04pm

Wolseley wrote on Jun 30^th, 2016 at 9:23am:

I know that the generally accepted way of making an apple pie is to use green apples, but I always use red apples and, to my mind, the result is much better. You don't need to add any sugar (or for that matter anything, unless you want a hint of some spices) and the flavour is more delicate than when you use green apples. Royal Gala apples seem to be the best for this purpose although Fuji work well too.

All you need to do is mix up a batch of shortcrust pastry, roll it out, line the pie tin, fill with sliced apples (no need to partially cook them beforehand), put the top on the pie and bake until it's ready.

I use green out of habit.. might give it a go next time.. have you ever tried using marmalade as a sweetner... I love ginger marmalade...and use that plus some lemon or orange zest... just a hint mind you as its not everyones taste...

but I can usually handle it if no one likes it.. Wink

my beef a stout pie was a raving success...as I hardly cook these days[and yes you do forget how to ride a bike. read [bake] I am very happy..

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Reply #11 - Jul 1^st, 2016 at 10:02pm

cods wrote on Jul 1^st, 2016 at 6:04pm:

[quote author=Wolseley link=1467181655/2#2 date=1467242580]have you ever tried using marmalade as a sweetner... I love ginger marmalade...and use that plus some lemon or orange zest... just a hint mind you as its not everyones taste...

It would work and probably quite nicely too, although it would modify the flavour a bit. I only ever used sugar and a bit of cinnamon when using green apples but, with red apples, the fruit itself is sweet enough, so you don't really need to add anything unless you have a rather sweet tooth.

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Reply #12 - Jul 1^st, 2016 at 10:37pm

Wolseley wrote on Jul 1^st, 2016 at 10:02pm:

cods wrote on Jul 1^st, 2016 at 6:04pm:

[quote author=Wolseley link=1467181655/2#2 date=1467242580]have you ever tried using marmalade as a sweetner... I love ginger marmalade...and use that plus some lemon or orange zest... just a hint mind you as its not everyones taste...

It would work and probably quite nicely too, although it would modify the flavour a bit. I only ever used sugar and a bit of cinnamon when using green apples but, with red apples, the fruit itself is sweet enough, so you don't really need to add anything unless you have a rather sweet tooth.

well I like apple and rhubarb and apple and blackberries but not everyone does....

I have a little piece of rough puff pastry left over and dont want to freeze it.. so think I may make one of those tatin thingies...never made ,one before.... but cant think of anything else so I dont waste all the work that went into making the pastry

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Reply #13 - Jul 2^nd, 2016 at 5:02pm

cods wrote on Jul 1^st, 2016 at 6:04pm:

my beef a stout pie was a raving success...as I hardly cook these days[and yes you do forget how to ride a bike. read [bake] I am very happy..

I have always avoided anything using beer as I cannot stand it but I watched Fast Ed make his on BH&G on Friday night and my son was drooling at the pies he did with the leftover stew.

When I remember to buy some beer/stout I will try it.

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Reply #14 - Jul 3^rd, 2016 at 8:06am

Black Orchid wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2016 at 5:02pm:

cods wrote on Jul 1^st, 2016 at 6:04pm:

my beef a stout pie was a raving success...as I hardly cook these days[and yes you do forget how to ride a bike. read [bake] I am very happy..

I have always avoided anything using beer as I cannot stand it but I watched Fast Ed make his on BH&G on Friday night and my son was drooling at the pies he did with the leftover stew.

When I remember to buy some beer/stout I will try it.

yeah I am the same... but I used stout and only used half the bottle.....and made it up with stock....it was yummy....you cant taste beer....I also put in about a tbls of HP sauce...I cooked the meat in a slow oven...but I guess a slow cooker would do the same...

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