-----------------------------CRAN-APPLE TOPPING-----------------------------
2 lb Red cooking apples; peeled
- or unpeeled, cored and
- thinly sliced
1/2 c Light brown sugar; packed
1 tb Lemon juice
2 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Lemon peel; grated
1 c Fresh or frozen cranberries
Prepare angel food cake mix as label directs, but add cinnamon, ginger and
nutmeg. (For 2-step mix, add spices with cake mix flour packet. For 1-step
mix, add spice with cake mix.) Serve with warm Cran-Apple Topping. Makes 12
servings.
About 45 minutes before serving, in 10 inch skillet combine cooking apples,
light brown sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, cinnamon, and lemon peel; cover
skillet. Over medium heat, cook until brown sugar starts to bubble,
stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes more. Stir in 1
cup fresh or frozen cranberries; simmer about 10 minutes or until berries
pop.
Each serving with topping: 230 cal, 0 g fat, 0 mg chol, 260 mg sod. Source:
Good Housekeeping magazine, December 1994.
