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Tufahije - Nut Filled Apples

Added by hanney13 | Wed 28 Jan 2009 @ 12:03

Tufahije - Nut Filled Apples

Ingredients


Ingredients:
6 apples
400ml water
1 tsp• lemon juice
400g granulated sugar
100g ground walnuts
50g ground hazelnuts
Lemon zest
10g cinnamon-sugar
1 tsp• milk

Garnish: (optional)
Whipped cream
6 candied cherries



Method
This dessert is very popular in Bosnia and has oriental origin. Like most oriental desserts it is very sweet, simple and inexpensive.


Ingredients:
6 apples
400ml water
1 tsp. lemon juice
400g granulated sugar
100g ground walnuts
50g ground hazelnuts
Lemon zest
10g cinnamon-sugar
1 tsp. milk

Garnish: (optional)
Whipped cream
6 candied cherries



Peel and core apples. Cook apples in water, lemon juice and sugar until they become tender but still firm, for about 15 minutes. Carefully take out apples and leave them to cool. Reserve syrup.

Mix ground walnuts, ground hazelnuts, lemon zest and cinnamon-sugar with the 1 tsp. milk. Fill cooled apples with this mixture. Pour syrup over them and garnish with whipped cream and candied cherries.

Serve dessert in dessert cups.

Makes 6 servings.

Source: Bosnian Cooking - My grandmother's recipe book

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