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