Poached Apples With Fruit Jelly Filling

Ingredients

• 1 lb tart cooking apples
• Juice of 2 lemons
• Rind of 1 lemon
• Water (for poaching)
• ½ lb sugar
• Fruit jelly (optional, for filling)
• Whipped or plain cream (for serving)

Method

1. 1 Peel apples and place in a saucepan with lemon juice and rind. Cover with water and simmer slowly until tender when pierced with a straw.
2. 2 Remove apples with a slotted spoon. In the same liquid, dissolve sugar over heat until the syrup boils.
3. 3 Return apples to the syrup and cook until they become translucent and clear.
4. 4 Remove apples, core them, and fill with fruit jelly if desired. Boil the remaining syrup until thickened.
5. 5 Serve the apples very cold, drizzled with the reduced syrup and accompanied by whipped or plain cream.