{"id":3361,"date":"2013-09-15T18:22:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T00:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2016-02-21T18:30:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T00:30:04","slug":"apples-falls-favorite-fruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/apples-falls-favorite-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Apples \u2013 fall\u2019s favorite fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"

APPLE AND PEAR SALAD<\/strong>
\nObuoli\u0173 ir kriau\u0161i\u0173 salotos<\/em>
\n6 sweet-sour apples or pears
\n3 cups water
\n1 cup sugar
\n1 lemon
\n5 cloves
\n5 aromatic peppers
\n\u00bc stick cinnamon
\nDash of salt
\nPeel apples, cut into quarters and core. Cook 2-3 minutes in marinade, on low heat. Remove apples and place in a dish. Boil remaining marinade to desired state, and when cool, pour over the apples. Let stand 24 hours. To serve, place apples into salad bowl, and pout marinade over them.
\nSweet marinade
\n2 cups water
\n1 cup 6% vinegar
\n2 cups sugar
\n4 cloves
\n6 aromatic peppers
\n\u00bc stick cinnamon
\nSimmer water with sugar and spices for 15 min. Remove foam, add vinegar and a dash of salt (optional). This marinade is used to marinade fruit and berries, or to make a sweet salad. The amount of vinegar and sugar depends on the sweetness of the fruit or berries used. The above method is also used to prepare pear salad. Apple and pear salad is served with poultry or veal dishes.<\/p>\n

APPLES IN GELATIN<\/strong>
\nObuoliai drebu\u010diuose<\/em>
\nPeel a few medium-sized apples, remove cores and cook. When done, stuff centers with berries, pour gelatin over them and chill. Apples may also be sliced into sections, arranged in a mold and the gelatin poured over them.<\/p>\n

APPLE COMPOTE<\/strong>
\nObuoli\u0173 kompotas<\/em>
\n10 large cooking apples
\n1 cup sugar
\n2 cups water
\n1 stick cinnamon
\n2-3 cloves<\/p>\n

Boil water, sugar and spices until syrupy. Peel, core and quarter apples. Place half the apples in the syrup, simmer slowly until apples are tender but not mushy. Carefully remove the apples with a spoon. Cook the rest of the apples in similar fashion. Remove from syrup. Strain the syrup, bring to a boil again and pour over the cooked apples. The juice of a half lemon or a wine-glass of white wine may be added to the syrup. Dried apple compote is prepared the same way.<\/p>\n

BAKED APPLE CREAM<\/strong>
\nU\u017ekeptas obuoli\u0173 kremas<\/em>
\n6 medium apples
\n3 egg whites
\n\u00bd cup sugar<\/p>\n

Bake apples, force through sieve. Add sugar and whip until light and fluffy. Then add beaten egg whites. Mix carefully, and bake in a low heat in the oven.<\/p>\n

APPLES WITH VANILLA SAUCE<\/strong>
\nObuoliai su vaniliniu pada\u017eu<\/em>
\nPeel 6-8 even-sized apples, remove cores and cook in sweetened water. When cooled, stuff apples with any kind of berries, or with chopped apple mixed with sugar and ground cinnamon. Put apples into a serving dish and pour vanilla sauce or cream over them.<\/p>\n

APPLE PANCAKES<\/strong>
\nBlynai su obuoliais<\/em>
\n4 eggs, separated
\n1 cup flour
\n1 Tbsp. sour cream
\n1 cup milk
\n\u00bc tsp. salt
\n2 Tbsps. sugar
\n2 medium tart apples thinly sliced
\nButter or oil for frying
\nPowdered sugar for sprinkling (optional)<\/p>\n

Beat the egg yolks until they become light and creamy. Stir in the flour, add the sour cream, milk, salt and sugar. Add sliced apples. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Fry in butter or oil using one large tablespoon of batter per pancake. Sprinkle with powder sugar or serve with honey or preserves.<\/p>\n

APPLE CAKE<\/strong>
\nObuoli\u0173 pyragas<\/em>
\n1\u00bc cup butter
\n\u00be cup sugar
\n2 eggs
\n2 cups flour
\n\u00bd tsp. salt
\n1 tsp. each baking soda and powder
\n2 cups chopped apples (cubeshaped)
\n1 cup chopped nuts
\n1 cup chopped dates or raisins<\/p>\n

Beat butter with sugar. Add and beat eggs one at a time. Mix flour with salt, baking soda and powder; beat into egg mixture. Add apples, nuts, and raisins or dates. Bake in greased 9\u201d x 12\u201d x 3\u201d pan at 350 \u00b0 for 40-45 min.<\/p>\n

APPLES IN MERINGUE<\/strong>
\nObuoliai su kiau\u0161ini\u0173 baltymais<\/em>
\n8 medium apples, peeled and cored
\n6 egg whites
\n\u00bd cup sugar
\nCinnamon
\nSteam the apples in a little water until they are soft but still not mushy. Preheat oven to 325 \u00b0 degrees. Drain the apples and place them in a greased casserole dish. Beat the egg whites, slowly adding the sugar and cinnamon to taste. Arrange the mixture on top of the apples. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the meringue gains a little color. Serve warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

APPLE AND PEAR SALAD Obuoli\u0173 ir kriau\u0161i\u0173 salotos 6 sweet-sour apples or pears 3 cups water 1 cup sugar 1 lemon 5 cloves 5 aromatic peppers \u00bc stick cinnamon Dash of salt Peel apples, cut into quarters and core. Cook 2-3 minutes in marinade, on low heat. Remove apples and place in a dish. Boil …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[78,137],"class_list":["post-3361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-food-cooking","tag-lith-heritage","tag-siliunas-d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}