Hello, my friends,
As I was looking for another Irish dessert for St. Patty’s Day, I ran across this one.
Perhaps one day in heaven I will share my dessert with this amazing man, Patrick, whom the Lord used in a very mighty way to bring the gospel to beloved Ireland.
We hear about Irish stew and Corned beef and Cabbage, but how about desserts? Well, I found this one. I tried it and I loved it. Hope you do, too.
So, what is the meaning of duff? This duff? It means ” a boiled or steamed pudding often containing dried fruit.” Okay, that makes sense since there are raisins stuffed into the apple middles.
This recipe is quite simple. If the children are around, bring them into the kitchen to help on this one. They’ll love the process. It’s fun! And….DELICIOUS!
As you can soon see, I doubled this recipe. Chose two yummy Jona-Golds.
Peeled and cored them. (I love this Pampered Chef corer.)
Sliced them in half, horizontally.
See how easy this is!
I sprinkled a little cinnamon and sugar atop.
All done….about 30 minutes in hot oven. 425 degrees
And yes, I served it with a little frosting drizzled on top and a little vanilla ice cream on the side…..warmed of course!
Irish Apple Duff
Ingredients
- 1 apple
- 1/8 C raisins
- 1 T brown sugar
- 1 t cinnamon
- 2 T butter, softened
- 1 pkg puffed pastry
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 1 T melted butter
- 1 T milk
Instructions
- For baked apple: Peel and core 1 apple (your favorite baking apple. I used a Jona-Gold today) Cut in half horizontally. With a fork, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins and butter. Stuff the middle of each half with this filling. Cut 1 pastry sheet in half. Completely cover and seal each apple half. Place on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking oil or use parchment paper.For frosting:Melt 1 T butter in a baking dish. Add 1 C powdered sugar. Add enough milk to make the consistency of the frosting drizzle, approx. 1-2 T. When baked apple is cooled a bit, drizzle frosting over top. Serve with a little ice cream, if desired.
