Apple A Day

We have all heard the saying an Apple a day keeps the doctor away and with so many types of apples and ways to eat apples who wouldn’t want to celebrate the whole month of October with Apples.  Not only are they tasty research has proven apples can help with a many things.

-the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry say the fruit’s flavonoids have antioxidant properties that may help reduce the chance of cancer.
-Studies have shown that women who snack on an the high fiber snack three times a day lost more weight than those who ate a different snack of equal fiber content.
-Apples act as a toothbrush helping to clean teeth between meals

A yummy Apple Treat  from France

Individual Apple Tart Tatin 1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease the inside of a 12-cup muffin tray set on a rimmed baking sheet. 2) Place the puff pastry on lightly floured surface and use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut out 12 circles. Place the circles on a tray and prick all over with a fork. Chill. 3) Pour ½ cup water into a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the sugar and honey and increase heat to high. Swirling the pan occasionally, cook until the sugar is dark amber, about 10 to 12 minutes. Take the pan off heat and whisk in butter one piece at a time until completely emulsified. Divide the sauce amount the muffin cups. Divide the apple slices among the muffin cups, breaking them if need to.

4) Cap each muffin cup with a circle of puff pastry dough. Bake for 20 minutes, the reduce temp to 350 degrees and continue baking until the pastry is golden-brown and the apples are tender when pricked with fork, another 20 to 25 min. 5) Transfer muffin tray to a wire rack to partially cool for 20 to 30 minutes. Use spoon to help scoop out tarts, invert them onto a platter. Or, let cool and reheat in a 340 degrees oven for 3 to 20 minutes before inverting onto serving dish.   Nutrition per tart 238 Cal 2g protein, 42g carbs; 13g fat; 1g fiber; 1g iron; 48mg sodium Recipe from Melissa Clark, author of In the Kitchen With a Good Appetite