Bill Yossess Baked Apples Recipes

BAKED APPLES WITH OATMEAL AND YOGURT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Cut off the top third of each apple. With a small knife, and working from the top of each apple, carefully carve out a large "bowl," including the core, about 2 inches in diameter. Rub the cut part with lemon and put the apples into a 9-inch square baking dish. Dice the carved-out parts of the apples, without the seeds, and set aside. Melt the butter in a small saucepan, and then whisk in 4 tablespoons of the muscovado sugar, the cinnamon and pepper and cook until smooth. Brush the inside of the apples with the butter mixture. Pour the apple cider into the bottom of the baking dish. Cover the dish with foil and bake until the apples are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 5 minutes longer. Transfer the apples to a platter. Carefully strain the cooking liquid into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Cook until it is reduced and thickened, about 5 minutes. While the apples are baking, stir the hot milk, remaining muscovado sugar, reserved chopped apples and orange zest into the warm oatmeal and cook for a few minutes. Divide the oatmeal among the baked apples. Top each apple with a dollop of yogurt and drizzle the reduced cider over the top.

BILL YOSSES'S BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Divide butter, honey, and vanilla bean seeds evenly between 4 jumbo-size muffin pan cups. Place an apple in each prepared muffin pan cup; stuff each apple with 1 1/2 teaspoons raisins.
• Cover apples with parchment paper-lined aluminum foil and transfer to oven; bake until tender, 25 to 30 minutes.

BILL YOSSE'S WHITE HOUSE APPLE PIE

Steps:

• To make the crust, in a food processor pulse together the flour, sugar and salt. Add the butter and lard, then pulse briefly until the mixture forms small crumbs. Add the ice water and pulse just until a dough forms.
• Divide the dough into 2 pieces and shape into discs. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• To prepare the pie shell, on a floured surface roll out one disc to a 14-inch circle. Transfer the dough to a lightly greased, deep 9-inch pie pan, leaving a 1 inch overhang. Refrigerate the crust in the pan for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• When ready to bake the bottom crust, heat the oven to 375°F Line the cold crust with foil and fill with baking weights, rice or dry beans to hold it in place. Bake the pie shell for 30 minutes. Leave the oven on once the crust is done.
• Meanwhile, prepare the filling. In a large saucepan, toss together the apples, sugar, honey, cornstarch, vanilla, cinnamon and lemon zest and juice. Let sit for 20 minutes.
• Bring the fruit mixture to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until the fruit thickens. Let cool.
• When the bottom crust is baked and the filling has cooled, pour the fruit into the crust.
• Roll out the second disc of dough to about 12 inches.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg with the salt. Use a pastry brush to brush the egg on the edges of the cooked crust. Place the top crust over the filling. Gently crimp the top crust, sealing the pie around the edges.
• Puncture the top of the crust with a paring knife in several places to create steam vents. Brush egg wash over the crust, then sprinkle with sugar. Bake for another 30 to 40 minutes, or until the filling is bubbling and the top crust is golden brown.
• Let cool for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

BILL YOSSES'S STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Steps:

• Place flour, salt, baking powder, and SPLENDA® Sugar Blend in the bowl of an electric mixture.
• Cut butter into dime size pieces and add.
• Mix on slow speed until the mixture has a crumbly texture.
• Pour in the cream while continuing to mix on slow speed. Stop the mixer as soon as the dough comes roughly together and finish by hand. The dough will look a little lumpy.
• Place dough on a piece of plastic wrap and push down to a rectangle 1 1/2 inches thick.
• Refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
• Cut the dough into 5 equal squares and each square into a triangle. Place triangles on a baking sheet.
• Brush dough with egg wash.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.
• Stem, wash and drain the strawberries then put one quarter of them in the blender and liquefy.
• Pass this puree through a sieve to remove seeds and pour over the remaining berries. Serve with whipped cream. ( See below.)
• Refrigerate mixing bowl for 20 minutes.
• Pour in cream and SPLENDA® Sugar Blend.
• Whisk with a fine wire whisk till soft peaks form; use right away.

BILL YOSSES'S CANDIED APPLES

Steps:

• Prepare apples by washing and drying each apple and sticking Popsicle stick or dowel vertically into the top of the apple, at the stem. Grease a piece of wax paper and set aside.
• Boil water, SPLENDA® Sugar Blend, lemon juice, honey and corn syrup to 295-300 degrees F using a candy thermometer. When syrup reaches peak temperature, add food coloring and set aside for 20 seconds. Mix by gently swirling the saucepan contents together. Remove from heat and avoid stirring the liquid.
• Wear rubber gloves when dipping the apples to avoid sugar burns. Hold onto the Popsicle stick, dip the apple into cooked SPLENDA® Sugar Blend syrup tilting pot if necessary to coat the sides of the apple. Do not touch the hot syrup.
• Hold apple by the stick above sugar mixture until it stops dripping and then place on greased waxed paper to cool until hardened. They should be served within several hours. They may become sticky in humid weather.

ORANGE-YOGURT CAKE WITH BAKED APPLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-by-2-inch round cake pan; line with a parchment paper round and butter again.
• Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add orange and boil for 5 minutes. Drain, refill saucepan with 4 cups water and boil again. Add orange and boil for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, sift together flour, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Remove orange from boiling water and add remaining 1 cup granulated sugar to boiling water. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Return orange to boiling water and cook, until orange is softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and transfer orange to the bowl of a food processor along with 1/4 cup yogurt, orange zest, egg, honey, and vanilla. Process until well combined.
• Add flour mixture to bowl of food processor; process until combined. Transfer to prepared cake pan and bake until golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk together lemon juice, confectioners' sugar, and remaining 1/4 cup of yogurt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Let boil until glaze is thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and invert onto a wire rack set over parchment paper. Remove parchment paper round; pour glaze over cake. Let stand until glaze is absorbed. Serve cake with sliced baked apples.