Bratapfel - Baked spiced Apple

 

               Bratapfel - Baked spiced Apple

Bratapfel is a common and popular dish for the Christmas. Because it's warm and spiced with Christmas spices. Easy to prepare and then just put in the oven. I made them in my Emeril Lagasse Air Fryer and it was perfect. Fast and easy. Give it a try, you will like it.

This is what you need: (for 2 Portions)

- 2 Apple per person

- 50 gr of softened Butter

- 2 TBSP raisins 

- 2 TBSP Almonds, sliced

- 1 TSP Cinnamon 

- 1 TBSP Honey

- 1 TBSP granulated Sugar or brown Sugar (I like the brown sugar better)

- just a dab of Lemon Juice

For the sauce:

- 150 ml Orange juice

- 1 TBSP Sugar

- 1 TBSP Lemon Juice

This is how you do it:

Take the apples and cut off the top. Don't throw it away though. With a sharp spoon, cut out the seeds. Be careful not to go to deep to pinch a hole in the bottom. Your filling with flood away then. Brush some Lemon Juice on the inside of the Apple so they don't turn brown.

Place the Almonds in a nonstick pan without oil and heat it for a couple of minutes until they are nice and toasted. Watch them, they burn fast. Let cool. In a bowl, mix together the Butter with the sugar, honey, cinnamon and Raisins. Add the cooled Almonds and stuff the Apples with the mixture. 

In a sauce pan, heat the Orange juice with the sugar and Lemon juice just until its boiling. Pour the Orange juice in an oven safe dish and place in the Apples without the lids. 

Bake them in a preheated 375 degree oven for Air fry or in a 400 degree regular oven for 25 min.. Then place the apple lids back on the apple and bake another 10 min.. 

Serve them warm on a plate with some of the juice and some Vanilla Ice cream and Whipped cream and enjoy.

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KFC Chicken drums copycat

 

             KFC Chicken drums copycat

Like in the post before, I like Kentucky fried chicken. Here is the recipe for the chicken drums but made in an Air fryer. You can, of course, just regular fry in oil, but I was looking for a less fatty option. We liked it a lot and the chicken was nice moist. You will have to prepare ahead of time though.

This is what you need:

- Chicken drumsticks

- 1 Cup Buttermilk

- 2 Eggs

- 2 Cups of Flour

- 2/3 TSP Salt

-1/2 TSP Thyme

- 1/2 TSP Basil

- 1/3 TSP Oregano

- 1 TSP Celery Salt

- 2 TSP Garlic Salt

- 1 TSP Black Pepper

- 1 TSP ground Mustard

- 4 TSP Paprika

- 1 TSP ground Ginger

- 3 TSP white Pepper (if you like the spicy version. If you like original, don't add the Pepper)

This is how you do it:

Soak the chicken in the Buttermilk over night. 

In 1 bowl, whisk together the 2 eggs. In a separate bowl, add the Flour and all the spices and mix well. 

Prepare an oven and preheat to 390 degrees. Lay nonstick oven paper on the tray so the chicken don't stick to the bottom. 

Remove the chicken drums one at the time and drench it first in the flour, then in the egg and a second time in the flour. Place it on the oven tray. Spray them with Oil from a can. Air fry it for around 13-15 min and then turn them around, spray again with Oil and let fry another 13-15 min.. Internal Temp should be at least a 165 Fahrenheit.  

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KFC Coleslaw copycat

 

                                      KFC Coleslaw copycat

I like Kentucky fried chicken. But sometimes they don't get the order right and our nearest is like 25 min away. So I had to come up with a solution. I found this recipes online and I think they come the original pretty close. So, don't look any further, just get this one here.

This is what you need:

- 1 Bag of pre-shredded Cabbage Carrot mix

- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise

- 1/4 cup Buttermilk

- 1/4 cup Milk

- 1/3 cup granulated Sugar (I used like half of the 1/3 cup)

- 1 TSP Salt

- 1/4 TSP ground black pepper

- 2 1/2 TBSP Lemon Juice

- 1 1/12 TBSP white vinegar or Apple cider vinegar

This is how you do it:

Stir all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and mix well. Then add the Cabbage and mix well. Let cool and set in the fridge for at least 30 min.. 

Enjoy

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