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Amanda McInerney of www.lambsearsandhoney.com

Vanilla Roasted Apricots

Roasting apricots caramelises the sugars and releases the perfumed juice. The addition of vanilla adds depth to the concentrated flavours produced from this and I've included a couple of ingredients that will complement and lift the apricots up a notch.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 fresh apricots halved & stoned
  • 1/4 cup vanilla sugar see note
  • 2 - 3 Tbsp butter
  • 6 gingernut biscuits crushed
  • orange blossom water
  • Thick cream or yoghurt to serve

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 180C.
  2. Place apricots, cut side up, in a greased baking dish.
  3. Sprinkle generously with the vanilla sugar then place a teaspoon of crushed gingernut biscuits in each half, following with a knob of butter on each one.
  4. Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes, until fruit is collapsing and soft.
  5. Cool for 10 minutes, then sprinkle the fruit with the orange blossom water before serving with either cream or yoghurt.

Notes

Vanilla sugar is simple to make - just pop a vanilla pod in a container of caster sugar and leave it there for a week or two to perfume the sugar. Alternatively, if you are lucky enough to have a Thermomix simply throw a vanilla pod into the TM with a cup of sugar and blitz until the pod is pulverised with the sugar.

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