how long do you boil a bramley apple to make it nice and yummy?

[eenybeeny]

??? Thanks! I want to make boiled apple and custard tonight.

[CountessDracula]

boiled apple??

[CountessDracula]

what you boil it whole?
Do you mean stewed apple?

[RubySlippers]

i have never boiled an apple
i have baked one (35 mins in the over, with a drizzle of honey and cinammom and dried fruits)

perhaps this is like the deep fried pizza thread though, as i hadn't heard of that either ...

[LIZS]

? do you mean stewed apple ? I normally chop it up but sounds as if your's is whole.

[eenybeeny]

oh i dont know what i mean. i just assumed you boiled it???? I dont care how you cook it I just want it in little chunks and soft with hot custard on top

[RubySlippers]

peel, chop and put in a pan with a bit of water and sugar

[eenybeeny]

is that stewing? i thought that was boiling. whats the difference? thank you for explaining to me!

[MrsBadger]

only about 5min - prod often.
bramleys are more prone than most to collapse into puree (ie 'stewed apple') when cooked.

[RubySlippers]

that is stewing - perhaps it is sometimes called boiling?
as i said, i had never heard of deep fried pizza

[LIZS]

yes just cook until starting to go soft. The heat will continue to mush them a bit.

[HuwEdwards]

Boil an apple! eenybeeny you made me larf!

[eenybeeny]

wow I had no idea the concept of boiling an apple was so foreign!

[MrsBadger]

I must say I have never heard it referred to as 'boiled apple' either.
Is it regional, do you think?

[eenybeeny]

My husband is English and I am American that's probably the problem.

[OrmIrian]

Baked apples is nicer - with brown sugar, cinnamon and currants in the middle.

[eenybeeny]

OrmIrian YUMMY please come make that for me.

[MrsBadger]

tis easy
get an apple
core it
score a line round the 'equator'
put it in a square of buttered foil
fill hole in middle with brown sugar, dried fruit & knob of butter
wrap up in the foil
gas 4 45min or so

[Bink]

Step by step! - this is for 4-5 apples, so reduce accordingly:

• peel, core & chop apples;
  
• put a fingertip's depth of water in the pan;
  
• put on hob (with lid on) at lowest lowest heat, with a dessertspoonful of vanilla sugar (I don't like it too sweet) and a shaving of lemon zest;
  
• let it simmer all by itself, 15 mins or so - try to catch it & take it off heat just as the chunks are starting to go puffy.

[lilolilmanchester]

works well in a microwave too.