Almond-stuffed Apples With Balm

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Sainsbury1	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Apples, preferably Bramleys
40	g	Butter or margarine, 1 1/2
		oz
25	g	Soft brown sugar, 1oz
50	g	Ground almonds, 2oz
2	T	Finely chopped lemon balm
25	g	Flaked almonds, toasted
		1oz

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180Ã¸C/350Ã¸F. Wash and core the
apples. Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar, beat in the
ground almonds and finally stir in the lemon balm and flaked almonds.
Put a quarter of this mixture into each cored apple, and bake in the
preheated oven for about 15 minutes until the apples are soft but not
mushy. Serve with cream.  Converted by MC_Buster.  NOTES : A lovely
dessert for late summer, when the first windfalls  are on the ground
and before the lemon balm starts to die back for  the winter months.
The nutty texture of the stuffing, and its lemony,  herby taste, make
delicious food for autumn.  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 170 Calories From Fat: 125 Total Fat: 14.5g Cholesterol: 1.2mg Sodium: 65.4mg Potassium: 99.5mg Carbohydrates: 8.9g Fiber: 1.4g Sugar: 6.7g Protein: 2.7g

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