Spicy Savoie Apple Special
For 6 people
Cooking time: 20 min
- 6 good apples
- Melrose de Savoie
- 60 g of shelled pistachio nuts
- 6 anise stars
- 1 orange
- 6 cinnamon sticks
- 6 cloves
- 6 tsp of creamy honey
- 6 knobs of salted butter
Slice a thin « cap » off each apple. Hollow them out without
piercing the skin. Place them closely together on a baking tray. Into
each apple, put 10 g of pistachios, 1 anise star in pieces, 1 cinnamon
stick broken in 2, 1 clove and 1 or 2 thin slithers of orange zest. Let
them rest for at least 3 hours. Add 1 tsp of honey and a knob of butter
and pour 1 dl of water into the dish. Close firmly with the “cap”.
Preheat the oven to 180° C (gas mark. 4) and put them in the oven for
20 min.