Apple & Sultana Filling

• This is a filling based on one I found in an Austrian cookery book.
• It is similar to the one I used in  Apple cake with sultanas.
• This filling is one you can prepare seperately and use in a variety of cakes and pastries.
• Unlike my previous recipes the apples here are cooked until they are a purée.

INGREDIENTS

• 750g of cooking apples
• 100g granulated sugar
• 50g sultanas
• Grated zest of 1 lemon

METHOD

• Cook the apples with the sugar in a saucepan with a lid.
• Keep checking and stirring so they do not burn.
• Keep stirring until the apples are a purée.
• Leave to cool.
• Mix in the sultanas.
• I think it is best to add the lemon zest just before using the filling BUT
• You can add it now if that is easier.
• You can leave it covered in the fridge for the next day.

Recipes using the filling will be coming up soon.