Finer flavours WITH WINE

Not just for drinking, wine’s great for enhancing the taste of food

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CHARDONNAY POACHED APPLES WITH CRUNCHY GRANOLA

Choosing an oaked Chardonnay intensifies this dessert’s buttery notes.

SERVES 4

For the crunchy granola:

✣ 45g (1½oz) butter

✣ 30g (1oz) flour

✣ 45g (1½oz) oats

✣ 30g (1oz) flaked almonds

✣ 30g (1oz) demerara sugar

For the poached apples:

✣ 250ml (8floz) oaked Chardonnay

✣ 1 cinnamon stick

✣ 4 apples, we used Jazz, peeled, cored and halved

✣ Cream or ice cream, to serve

1 Heat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. For the granola, rub the butter and flour together in a bowl, using your fingertips, until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix in the rest of the granola ingredients and spread over a lined baking tray. Bake in the oven for 15 mins or until golden and crunchy. Set aside to cool.

2 For the poached apples, pour the wine into a saucepan and add the cinnamon. Bring to a gentle simmer, then add the apples. Gently simmer for 15-20 mins, until soft.

3 Serve the apples while warm with the crunchy granola and spoon over 1tbsp of the remaining wine on each portion. Serve with cream or ice cream.