Chunky Apple Granite With Apple Crisps Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 4 teaspoons clover honey or pure maple syrup | ||
| Lemon juice | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice, skin left on | ||
| 5 Granny Smith apples, cored and pureed, skin left on | ||
| Apple Crisps | ||
Directions
Place a baking pan or cake pan for the granite into the freezer to prechill.
Place sugar, water, honey or maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice in a small saucepan.
Bring to a boil and lower heat to below a simmer.
Add diced apples and poach until translucent, about 5 minutes.
Strain, cover, and refrigerate the apples.
Reserve the syrup.
In a food processor, puree the cored whole apples, remaining lemon juice, and reserved syrup.
Pour the puree into the prechilled pan and return to the freezer.
Stir with a whisk every 2 hours.
After 6 hours, the granite should become dry and granular.
Mix in the refrigerated diced apples.
Apple Crisps 2 Granny Smith apples, cored, skin left on 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter Preheat the oven to 300°F.
Using the fine blade of a food processor, or by hand, slice apples as thinly as possible crosswise into circles.
Sprinkle one side of each slice lightly with sugar.
Place, sugared-side down, on a baking sheet covered with buttered parchment or waxed paper.
Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.
Let cool to room temperature.
Place sugar, water, honey or maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice in a small saucepan.
Bring to a boil and lower heat to below a simmer.
Add diced apples and poach until translucent, about 5 minutes.
Strain, cover, and refrigerate the apples.
Reserve the syrup.
In a food processor, puree the cored whole apples, remaining lemon juice, and reserved syrup.
Pour the puree into the prechilled pan and return to the freezer.
Stir with a whisk every 2 hours.
After 6 hours, the granite should become dry and granular.
Mix in the refrigerated diced apples.
Apple Crisps 2 Granny Smith apples, cored, skin left on 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter Preheat the oven to 300°F.
Using the fine blade of a food processor, or by hand, slice apples as thinly as possible crosswise into circles.
Sprinkle one side of each slice lightly with sugar.
Place, sugared-side down, on a baking sheet covered with buttered parchment or waxed paper.
Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.
Let cool to room temperature.
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