The Eastern Cross/Fasting recipes/Baked Apples
Everyday · Sweet
Baked Apples
With honey, walnuts and cinnamon
Any fast dayPrep 10 minCook 35 minServes 4
When to eat it. No oil, wine or fish, so it fits even the strict weekdays of Lent.
Ingredients
Method
- Core the apples, leaving the bottoms intact.
- Mix the walnuts, raisins and cinnamon and pack them into the apples. Top each with a teaspoon of honey.
- Stand them in a dish with the water around them.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30 to 35 minutes until soft. Spoon the juices over.
Tip. A traditional dessert in Russian monasteries during Lent.
Fasting customs differ between churches and parishes. When in doubt, follow what your priest gives you. Not sure what today allows? Check the Orthodox calendar.
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