Amazing Spicy Apple

I love apples.

I love them...all of them, any way at all.

 But this has to be one of my favourite apple recipes ever.

Apple & cinnamon speaks pie, crumble, family, warm memories & winter.

 This version elevates apple to just plain special.

The original concept came from my dear friend Sue, an innovative & grand cook.

She makes the most delicious strudel using filo pastry. I have borrowed the flavours & now I cook the apple with ginger & lemon just on it's own.

I guess it's a bit audacious to call this a "recipe" but truly, it is divine & different & so worth making.

Whatever apples you chose to use will give a slightly different result according to variety but that really doesn't matter. The flavours will still be the same.

Below I have given a proposed a few quantities but really just make it up according to your own taste & what you have available.

Peel & dice 1/2 a dozen apples,

add the zest or finely grated rind of a lemon (lisbon type are best)

2 tbsps drained ginger,

1 tsp ground ginger,

1/4 raw sugar or honey

1/2 cup of your favourite raisins or sultanas

Pop all the ingredients in to a pot together, put on the lid & turn on to low & let the apple begin to cook & release it's own juices.

Keep an eye on it & stir from time to time.

Cook until it's all fragrant & delicious.

This gorgeous mixture is now magical served warm, cold or used in crumble or strudel.

Golden raisins give a lovely glow to the cooked mixture.

Jumbo raisins are a lovely mix of colours & flavours & work well too.

I love it best with thick, creamy Greek yoghurt.