Tufahije

Ingredients

Quantities for 6 servings.

• 6 piece Firm apples
• 250 g Walnuts, ground
• 300 g Sugar
• 700 ml Water
• 1 piece Lemon
• 300 ml Double cream
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 piece Cinnamon stick
• 6 piece Walnut halves, to decorate

Method

1. Peel the apples and core them without going through, so each forms a cup.
2. Make a syrup of water, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, bringing it to the boil.
3. Lower the apples into the syrup and poach them twenty minutes on a low heat, turning them.
4. Lift the apples out with a slotted spoon and cool them completely, keeping the syrup.
5. Mix the ground walnuts with three spoons of the syrup into a pliable mass.
6. Fill the apples with the walnut mass, mounded, and set them in dishes.
7. Spoon over the remaining syrup and top with whipped cream and a walnut half.