Recipe - Manzana De Moctezuma (Apples With Custard)

6 Green apples
1 cup Sugar
One half cup Water
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
4 tablespoon Strawberry jam
1 tablespoon Brandy
2 tablespoon Butter
3 Eggs, beaten
1 pt Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One fourth cup Lady fingers, crumbled

Peel and core the apples. Boil together One half cup sugar, One half cup water and
lemon juice. Add the apples and simmer until almost tender. Remove apples
to a greased baking dish and fil the cavities with jam, which has been
mixed with the brandy. Top each apple with a bit of the butter. Mix
together the eggs and remaining sugar. Add the milk, vanilla and cookie
crumbs. Mix and pour around the apples. Bake in a slow oven (300F) for
about 1 hour or until custard is set.

Source: The Art of Mexican Cooking

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V96 #72

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 13:20:45 0900

From: "Jenny S. Johanssen" johanssen@matnet.com