Shanah tovah! It’s the festival of Rosh Hashanah this week – Jewish New Year. Symbolic foods (simanim) are traditionally eaten to ensure a good and happy year ahead. In fruit and veg world, these simanim include apples, honey, pomegranates, carrots, green beans, beetroot and leeks. Now that’s a Regather-friendly feast! For today’s recipe (from www.vegsoc.org) we’re going with apples and honey, which symbolise the desire for a sweet year.
And we can’t let the occasion pass without a big shout-out and thanks to Jonny of Tower of Bagel. If you haven’t tried his gorgeous three-braid challah celebration bread (or the mini versions)… get on it! There’s a vegan version too. Be warned: your household will demolish the challah quick as a flash. Check out Tower of Bagel’s goodies on the Bakery page of the Regather online shop.
Baked apples stuffed with honey, almonds and sultanas
Ingredients
- 4 apples
- 50g ground almonds
- 50g sultanas
- 3 tbsp honey
- 25g butter (or melted coconut oil) plus a bit extra to grease
- TO SERVE:
- 200g Greek yogurt or soy yogurt
- 2 tbsp honey
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6.
- Core the apples and score the skin in a spiral.
- Mix the ground almonds, sultanas and honey together in a bowl.
- Fill the centre of each apple with the mixture and top with a knob of butter.
- Place the apples in a greased ovenproof dish. Spoon 4 tbsp water (or apple cider) around the base of the apples and bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes until the apples are tender and fluffy.
- Place the Greek yogurt in a small bowl and stir in the honey.
- Serve the baked apples on individual plates, topped with a spoonful of Greek yogurt and a sprig of thyme to decorate.