Apples are harvested in the fall, making it the perfect time of year to indulge in apple desserts. You can bake chopped apples into a cake, slice apples for a pie, and coat a juicy apple in caramel.
It’s better, as both a pudding and an afternoon cake, served with a flavoured whipped cream (Marsala is good, or apple brandy) or nothing at all. Heat the oven to 180C/ 170C fan/gas mark 4.
I had a tree in my last home. It was hard to leave. I like apples in savoury dishes for the same reasons I like them in desserts, the joy of contrast. I love meat with fruit: pork with apple sauce ...