Happy National Apple Day
BY BUZZ
Today is National Apple Day and to celebrate here is a simple toffee apple recipe. Perfect for autumn.
Toffee apples
Makes 12
Ingredients
12 small apples
12 wooden skewers
600g caster sugar
200ml water
40g butter
20ml liquid glucose
Method
Wash and dry the apples and then skewer through the stalk end of each apple. Dissolve the sugar in the water in a small saucepan over a low heat then add the butter and glucose. Turn up the heat and cook rapidly without stirring. Set a sugar thermometer in the pan and boil to 140C or the ‘hard crack’ stage. Place saucepan in a large bowl of boiling water to stop the toffee setting and then work quickly, dipping each apple in the toffee and coating completely. Stand upside down on grease proof paper until set. Store in a dry place.
Also check out our Apple Crisp recipe here
