| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grains | Italian | Desserts, Italian | 4 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1/4 | c | Raisins |
| 1/4 | c | Rum |
| 4 | Whole apples; (Golden Delicious) | |
| 4 | Amaretti; cookies crumbled | |
| 1/3 | c | Pine nuts |
| 1/3 | c | Walnuts; shelled,chopped |
| 1/2 | tb | Sugar |
| 1/2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 5 | oz | Bittersweet chocolate; chopped |
| Confectioner's sugar |
INSTRUCTIONS
Soak the raisins in the rum for 30 minutes; drain. Cut the tops off the apples, reserve them to use as lids, and carve out half of the pulp; chop the pulp and combine it with the amaretti, pine nuts, walnuts, sugar, vanilla, and raisins. Fill the apples with the mixture, cover each with a "lid", and steam for 6-8 minutes over boiling water. Melt the chocolate with 1/2 cup of water in a double boiler. Serve with the "lids" on a pool of chocolate sauce, dusted with confectioner's sugar. Recipe by: The Magazine of La Cucina Italiana Feb 1998 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by John Pellegrino <gigimfg@ix.netcom.com> on Apr 19, 1998
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