Friday 7 March 2008

Stewed apples

Yeah, not the most original or complex recipe, but it's useful to note, nonetheless. Stewed apples were one of the first foods I started to wean my little one on. She loved it until we moved to London, when, like with many other foods, she developed a sudden aversion to it. I tried it again today, after months, and was surprised to watch her eat it all. She still cant eat raw apples so this is going to be my preferred way of feeding her the fruit. Hope her interest continues.

Stewed apples
Age when introduced: 6 months

Ingredients
1 sweet apple
1/2 tsp sugar
pinch of powdered nutmeg or cinnamon

Method
Peel and chop apples into bite size pieces. Put it in a small vessel (something that will fit inside a pressure cooker). Sprinkle the sugar and nutmeg or cinnamon on it and mix. Place this vessel in a pressure cook and put some water in the pressure cooker. The idea is to steam the apple and not boil it. Close the lid, and cook without the weight until a steady steam comes out. Apple cooks quick so keep checking from this stage onwards, to prevent it from getting too mushy. It should be just soft cooked. Let it cool and serve.

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