Apple is the most common fruit in the temperate climate zone. Therefore, this fruit is so widely used in cooking. Jam is made from apples, compotes are cooked. And drinks from them or juices perfectly quench your thirst. Various desserts are also very often prepared, for example, baked apples.
And this is not surprising, because besides the fact that the apples are very tasty, they are also extremely useful for the human body. Their benefits are obvious: the widest selection of trace elements and vitamins. Due to the high content of vitamins A and E, apples have a rejuvenating effect on the skin of the hands, face and, in general, on the whole body. And the well-known vitamin C contained in these fruits in large doses, not only strengthens the immune system, but also is an obstacle to infection with infectious diseases.
Unfortunately, not many people know that not only fresh, but also baked apples bring great benefits to the body. They are a great dessert that can perfectly complete lunch or dinner. And most importantly, cooking it does not require much time, imagination or effort. The simplest thing is to cut the core on the side where the leg is and put a few spoons of honey or jam there. And at a temperature of no more than 180 degrees, it is enough to bake for only 15 minutes. That's all - your dessert is ready.
So fast cooking, and in return - a huge benefit. So, for example, baked apples are useful for constipation. After all, it is apple pectin that helps restore digestion. Therefore, such apples are recommended to be consumed after operations transferred to the abdominal cavity.
And if the fruit is baked with currants, then the benefit of such a dish will only increase, since a huge dose of ascorbic acid will be obtained, which will protect your body from colds even in the iciest time.
It is often recommended to use baked apples in the treatment of dysbiosis, because the pectins contained in these apples help the bacteria to take root in the intestines. It should be noted that baked apples (and not fresh) also need to be used for peptic ulcer disease. It is better to bake them with honey, cinnamon and walnuts, which will only increase the level of benefits.
Such a dessert will also appeal to those who are fond of various diets. Indeed, in addition to weight loss (since the calorie content of such a dessert is low), the body will receive beneficial substances. The diet, which provides for purely "apple days", allows you to alternate the use of fresh and baked apples.
Apples can not just be baked with a variety of fillings. The baked apples in the dough are quite tasty . They can be baked and whole, but very original, finely chopped apples in puff pastry are obtained.
To do this, apples are cut into small pieces and mixed with sugar and cinnamon to taste. Most of them are wrapped in puff pastry to make a kind of apple shroud. And with those apples that are still left, this veil is scattered on top, and everything goes to the oven for 20 minutes. It turns out not only beautiful and original, but also delicious and fragrant.
Another way to cook apples allows you to save all the vitamins in them and trace elements. These are baked apples in a slow cooker. Their preparation is not only simple, but also quite fast. Moreover, you do not need to pour water or oil into the multicooker.
Just before cooking, apples should be slightly pricked with a fork so that they do not explode during the cooking process, and bake for only one or two minutes. As a filling, you can also use a variety of jams, nuts or raisins. After all, no matter what the filling, and no matter how you bake the apples, they will still turn out to be tasty, and, most importantly, useful.
So feel free to go to the kitchen and start creating new culinary masterpieces - very tasty and very useful!