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Apples with Dates

Baked apples filled with chopped dates, sprinkled with sugar and baked in a dish with a little water; served with or without whipped cream. From Erken's Stor kokebok 1914, page 475.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 475 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Baked apples with dates were a simple and slightly exotic dessert in 1914; dried dates were among the imported "southern fruits" Erken liked to use in the dessert chapter.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the apples

    Remove the core with an apple corer and peel the apples.

  2. 2

    Fill

    Pit the dates, cut them coarsely, and fill them into the hole in the apples.

  3. 3

    Place in the dish

    Place the apples in a greased ovenproof dish, sprinkle the sugar over them, and pour the water into the dish.

  4. 4

    Bake

    Bake in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F)) until the apples are tender, about 30–40 minutes.

  5. 5

    Serve

    Serve the apples warm, with or without whipped cream.

Changes from the original

Deciliters are used as the unit, and "hot oven" is given as 200 °C (390 °F). Greasing the dish has been made explicit.

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From19141949Modernised
To19141949Modernised
1914 (proofread, p. 475) → Modernised~83% of the text changedremovedadded
12 epler stk epler. 50 gr. sukker ca. g sukker. 12 stk dadler (grovhakkede, uten stein). 2 del. vand. Kjernehuset uttages, eplerne skrælles, dl vann. pisket krem (til servering, kan sløyfes). Ta ut kjernehuset med et eplebor og skrell eplene.. Fjern steinen fra dadlene, skjær dem grovt og fyll dem ned i midthullet fyldes de grovskaarne dadler, befriet for stener. Sættes hullet i ildfast, eplene.. Sett eplene i en smurt ildfast form, strøes med strø sukkeret over og paaheldes vandet; steker hell vannet i formen.. Stek i varm ovn, ovn (ca. 200 °C) til de eplene er møre. Serveres møre, ca. 30–40 minutter.. Server eplene varme, med eller uten fløtekrem. pisket krem.

Note on Modernised

Desiliter er brukt som enhet, og «varm ovn» er angitt som 200 °C. Smøring av formen er presisert.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I prepare the apples?
Remove the core and peel the apples. Fill the hole in the center with coarsely cut, pitted dates.
How are they baked?
Place the apples in a greased ovenproof dish, sprinkle 50 g sugar over them, and pour on about 2 dl water. Bake in a hot oven until the apples are tender – figure on around an hour total.
What is served with them?
The recipe from Henriette Schønberg Erken's Stor kokebok (1914) states they are served with or without whipped cream.
How many apples are needed?
12 apples and about 12 dates, meant for 6 servings.

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