Recipe - Almond-Stuffed Apples With Balm

4 lg Apples; preferably Bramleys
40 g Butter or margarine; (1 1/2
oz)
25 g Soft brown sugar; (1oz)
50 g Ground almonds; (2oz)
2 tablespoon Finely chopped lemon balm
25 g Flaked almonds; toasted
(1oz)

1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180øC/350øF.

2. Wash and core the apples.

3. Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar, beat in the ground
almonds and finally stir in the lemon balm and flaked almonds.

4. 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.