This week we are featuring our Lemon Apple Jam which has the warm flavours of our locally rescued apples paired with fresh lemons. To help you to “think beyond the bread box” we are offering you a couple of recipes - a muffin and a main course.
We are selling at the Downtown Farmer’s Market in city hall every Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. We can now be found at the Castledowns Farmer’s Market which is on Wednesday afternoons from 4 to 8 pm. Drop by if you are in the area and see what we are sampling that day. For the first 2 weeks in January you will find the Lemon Apple Jam and as usual there will be a couple other items to taste. We have over 100 different items as we do not bring them with us each week, thus you will find something different every time you drop by. IF you have a specific request, please call or e-mail and we will try to have your request ready at the market of your choice for you.
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Submitted by Carol
Lemon Apple Chicken Serves 4
Boneless chicken
(or other meat or tofu) 500 g
Fruits of Sherbrooke Lemon Apple Jam 125 ml
Lemon juice 2 Tablespoons
Sherry or cooking wine 2 Tablespoons
Cornstarch 1 Tablespoon
Minced garlic 2 teaspoons
Chili paste or flakes to taste
Water or wine of choice ½ cup
Cooking oil 2 Tablespoons
Serve with rice or noodles and fresh vegetables.
1. Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes and combine with all remaining ingredients - except the oil – in a bowl. Toss well, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
2. In last 10 minutes before dinner, heat a wok or frying pan with the 2 T. oil. When the oil is quite hot, add all the contents from the bowl –both the meat and marinade.
3. Stir over medium high heat until the meat is cooked, adding up to ½ cup water as needed to create a sauce.
4. Taste and add salt, pepper and more chili as needed.
LEMON APPLE MUFFINS Makes 12
All purpose flour 2 cups
Baking powder 4 teaspoons
Salt pinch
Sugar ¼ cup
Eggs, lightly beaten 2
Butter ¼ cup
Milk 1 cup
Fruits of Sherbrooke
Lemon Apple Jam ½ cup
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare 12 muffin cups.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
3. In separate bowl cream together the sugar, eggs, butter and milk. When combined, stir in the Lemon Apple Jam.
4. Add creamed ingredients to the flour mixture and gently combine. Spoon into prepared muffin cups.
5. Bake 15 minutes in preheated oven or until toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.
6. Cool for 2 - 3 minutes and then remove from pans.
Options: (I always love options to customize recipes!)
A. Add 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh apple as you add the creamed ingredients to the dry ingredients.
B. Add 1/2 cup of nuts or other cried fruit of your choice at the same time.
C. Up the lemon by mixing 2 teaspoons of lemon juice with 2 Tablespoons of sugar and drizzling it over the muffins when they first come out of the oven. Let them cool for a few minutes before removing from the pan.
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