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     Title: POACHED APPLES WITH MAPLE CREAM
Categories: Desserts, Fruits
     Yield: 1 servings

     4 lg Firm Apples
     1 c  Maple syrup
   1/2 c  Water
     1 tb Butter
     1 ts All-purpose flour
   1/2 c  Light cream or
          -half-and-half
          -Pare and core apples.

 In a saucepan, combine the syrup and water. Bring to a boil and simmer 3
 minutes. Add the apples and cover. Simmer until the apples are tender but
 not mushy, 3 to 8 minutes. With slotted spoon, lift the apples onto
 individual dessert dihes or plates. Boil syrup until reduced to 3/4 cup.
 Pour syrup into a measuring cup. melt butter in the saucepan. Blend in the
 flour, cream and the syrup. Boil, uncovered, until reduced to 1 cup, about
 3 minutes. Serve warm, or at room temperature. *NOTE- Because the apples
 are pared before cooking, they will cook very quickly. Certain varieties
 might even get mushy all of a sudden. Watch them VERY carefully while
 cooking; it just takes minutes. This dessert is delicious and beatiful when
 you serve one whole apple on a plate surrounded with the maple-and-cream
 sauce. Recipe From:Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts Copyright 1987 by
 Beatrice Ojakangas
    Joan Johnson

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