shortbread with warm apple
         sauce and cinnamon-scented
             cream (for 4)


3 large juicy sweet dessert apples, peeled, cored and grated
50 g butter
142 ml double cream
1 cinnamon stick
freshly grated nutmeg
2 dessertspoons clear honey or maple syrup
1 pack good quality shortbread (round)
fresh mint to garnish


    • Heat the butter in a frying pan, add the apple and cook over medium to high heat for 5 minutes.
    • Meanwhile, put the cream and cinnamon in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, cover and let stand to allow the cinnamon to infuse.
    • Turn up the heat on the apple and cook for 1 minute. Sprinkle over grated nutmeg, add the honey or syrup and warm through quickly.
    • To serve, sandwich apple sauce between shortbread and garnish with mint. Spoon cinnamon cream around the shortbread and dust with nutmeg.



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