Apple Apricot Ginger Buckle Recipes

GINGER APPLES

Steps:

• In large non-aluminum kettle, combine water and lemon juice. Peel and core apples; cut into eighths and place immediately into lemon water.
• Add sugar and ginger; bring mixture to boiling over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and cook, uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Meanwhile, sterilize 2 quart or 4 pint jars and the necessary lids, and bands, according to manufacturer's directions. With slotted spoon, divide apples and ginger among sterilized jars. Fill with hot syrup leaving 1/2 inch space at top of jar. Wipe rims of jars to remove any syrup and seal with lids and bands.
• Process jars in boiling water bath for 20 minutes (both quarts or pints). Remove jars from water bath, tighten lids immediately, and set aside to cool completely. Label jars and store in cool, dry place

APPLE-APRICOT-GINGER BUCKLE

Steps:

• To make the molasses mixture: In a tall 6-quart pan, bring the water and molasses to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda. The mixture will foam up. Set aside to cool.
• In a small saucepan, bring the apricots and 1 cup of the apple cider to a boil. Remove from heat and let the apricots plump for about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• In a medium saucepan, blend the brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup apple cider, the butter, cinnamon, salt, and cloves. Cook over medium heat until clear and thickened. Stir in all but 1/4 cup of the plumped apricots. Stir in all but 3/4 cup of the apples. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish; set aside.
• To make the cake layer: Sift the flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, pepper, and salt together into a medium bowl; set aside.
• In a mixer bowl, using the mixer on high speed, cream the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the egg, beating until creamy. On low speed, alternately blend in the dry ingredients and the molasses mixture. The batter will be thin. Stir in the reserved apricots and apples. Pour the cake batter over the fruit layer in the baking dish. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted just into the cake layer comes out clean. Let cool slightly and serve with whipped cream.

TRIPLE BERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
• For the cake batter: Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Beat the butter, granulated sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually beat in the milk (it's okay if the mixture looks curdled). Add the flour mixture and beat, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula, until smooth, about 1 minute. Stir in the mixed berries until evenly distributed, then spread the batter into the prepared cast iron skillet; set aside.
• For the crumb topping: Stir together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, flour, nutmeg, ginger and salt in a small bowl until combined. Work in the butter with your fingers until the entire mixture is moistened and clumpy. Scatter evenly over the batter.
• Bake until the top is golden and set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer the skillet to a wire rack and let cool at least 30 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature with ice cream.

MIXED FRUIT BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Pour lemon juice and sugar over fruit. Mix cornstarch and water and add to fruit. Mix dry spices and add to fruit and stir entire mixture and set aside.
• Melt butter in small saucepan. Mix flour, baking powder, and sugar; slowly add milk to prevent lumping. Fold this mixture into melted butter, but do not whisk. Spoon fruit on top, gently pouring in liquid. Do not mix, batter will rise to the top during baking. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature with whipped cream, creme fraiche or ice cream.

APPLE BUCKLE

Steps:

• Apples: Peel, slice, and core apples; cut into ¼-inch slices. Heat skillet to medium and add butter to melt, followed by apples. Stir to coat apples with butter and cook, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle sugar on top of apples, then stir so sugar melts. When the sugar starts to melt, add the bourbon (optional) and bring it to a boil. Then remove from the heat and cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes. Use a a cake tester to check apples for softness.
• Streusel: Preheat oven to 375 F. In a medium bowl, add pecans, oats, brown sugar, flour, and salt; mix until thoroughly combined. Work in butter so the mixture becomes crumbly and the butter soaks up all the dry ingredients. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on low speed, 30 seconds. Scrape down the bowl and paddle, then continue mixing on medium until smooth and creamy, 30 more seconds. With the mixer on low, add egg and vanilla. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Then add half the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture, mixing just until combined; then add half of the milk. Repeat until all the flour and milk have been added. Turn the mixer off; scrape down the bowl and fold in the apple mixture by hand. Pour batter into a buttered springform pan, and add streusel in pieces on top. Bake for 30-40 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven and use a cake tester to check for doneness; it should come out dry. Remove the springform pan and slice.

GINGERED APRICOT-APPLE CRUMBLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients; set aside. Arrange apples in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Combine flour, cinnamon, ginger and cardamom; stir into the apricot mixture. Spoon over apples. , Combine topping ingredients, adding pecans if desired; sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit is tender.