Ingredients
500g Sweet Apples with the Skin, cut into wedges
100ml Laager Rooibos Tea
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 Cup (250ml) Buttermilk
100ml Low-fat Milk
1 tbsp (15 ml) Vanilla Essence
2 Eggs
1 tbsp (15ml) Lemon rind, finely grated
¼ cup (60ml) Ground Almonds
100ml Cake flour
½ tsp (2,5ml) Baking Powder
1 tbsp (15ml) Sugar (optional)
½ tbsp (7,5ml) Mixed Spice, ground
1 tsp (5ml) Icing Sugar (optional) mixed with a pinch of ground mixed spice
175ml Plain Low-fat Yoghurt
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C
- Place apples, Laager Rooibos tea and cinnamon stick in a saucepan. Simmer for 7-10 minutes or until just tender
- Spoon apples and Laager Rooibos tea into a lightly greased oven dish
- Beat buttermilk, milk, vanilla, eggs and lemon rind together. Stir in almonds, flour, baking powder, sugar (optional) and mixed spice to form a runny batter. Pour over the apples
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown and cooked
- Serve immediately with a light dusting of the icing sugar (optional) and 2 tbsp (30 ml) plain low-fat yoghurt per person
This recipe works just as well with ripe pears.
Note that the carb key is close to 30-40 g per portion
