There's something special about the combination of apples and warm baked goods on a crisp autumn day. This Caramelized Apple Cornbread brings together those comforting flavours in one simple delicious bake. Sweet, golden apples are caramelized in butter along with some sugar and spices before being folded into tender cornbread that's perfect served warm with butter and honey or a hot cup of tea.
There is nothing out of the ordinary here. Simple ingredients done well.
- 1 TBS butter
- 1 medium honey crisp or gala apple, peeled, cored and cut into a 1/4 inch dice
- 1/2 TBS soft light brown sugar packed
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground allspice
- 3 TBS (64g) liquid honey
- 3 TBS (35g) light olive oil
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk (see notes)
- 1/2 cup (63g) all purpose plain flour
- 1/2 cup (85g) yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- butter and honey
- First make the caramelized apples. Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Swirl to coat the pan. (Let the butter start to foam slightly.)
- Add the apples, brown sugar and spices. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and caramelized. This will take 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside. (Keep an eye on it so that it doesn't catch.)
- Preheat the oven to 400*F/200*C/ gas mark 6. Butter a 9 by 5 inch baking dish. Line with some baking paper. (I used my vintage Pyrex loaf pan.)
- Whisk the honey, buttermilk, eggs and oil together until smooth in a medium sized bowl. (I used a small wire whisk.)
- Whisk the flour, soda, cornmeal, and baking powder together until evenly combined. (Again, I used a small wire whisk.)
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet, folding them together just to combine. Fold in half of the caramelized apples. (Do not over mix.)
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining caramelized apples over top. (Try to get them evenly scattered.)
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes. (Mine took 35 minutes.)
- Cool slightly on a wire rack, then cut into squares to serve.
- Serve warm with butter and honey.

Caramelized Apple Cornbread (small batch)
This is a delightfully delicious cornbread, studded generously and topped with sweet and spicy caramelized bits of apples. Butter and honey go very well with this.
Ingredients
- 1 TBS butter
- 1 medium honey crisp or gala apple, peeled, cored and cut into a 1/4 inch dice
- 1/2 TBS soft light brown sugar packed
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground allspice
- 3 TBS (64g) liquid honey
- 3 TBS (35g) light olive oil
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk (see notes)
- 1/2 cup (63g) all purpose plain flour
- 1/2 cup (85g) yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- butter and honey
Instructions
- First make the caramelized apples. Melt the butter in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Swirl to coat the pan.
- Add the apples, brown sugar and spices. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and caramelized. This will take 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400*F/200*C/ gas mark 6. Butter a 9 by 5 inch baking dish. Line with some baking paper.
- Whisk the honey, buttermilk, eggs and oil together until smooth in a medium sized bowl.
- Whisk the flour, soda, cornmeal, and baking powder together until evenly combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet, folding them together just to combine. Fold in half of the caramelized apples.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining caramelized apples over top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes. (Mine took 35 minutes.)
- Cool slightly on a wire rack, then cut into squares to serve.
- Serve warm with butter and honey.
Notes
No buttermilk? You can make your own substitute in one of two ways.
- Whisk together whole milk and a tablespoon of either lemon juice or white vinegar. Leave to clabber for 5 minutes.
- Whisk together equal amounts of Greek yogurt and whole milk. Leave to clabber for 5 minutes.
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- 2 large bell peppers
- 10 large chestnut mushrooms, wiped clean and quartered
- Olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 25 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 TBS capers
- 10 Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
- 2 to 3 fresh basil leaves, torn
- 1 large slice of rustic white bread, cubed
- 3 1/2 ounces (100g) Mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
- Grated Parmesan Cheese, to taste
- tomato passata
- freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat your oven to 400*F/200*C/ gas mark 6. Wash your peppers. Slice the tops off, scoop out the ribs and seeds, discarding them. Replace the tops and place the peppers on a baking sheet. (If your peppers won't stand up you can trim a thin bit from the bottom.) Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, until they become slightly tender, with a few wrinkles.
- While they are roasting make the stuffing. Heat a TBS of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms. Cook, without stirring, until they begin to catch. Cook until browned all over, stirring occasionally. Scoop out to a bowl lined with paper towel to drain. Set aside. (Mushrooms can really absorb a lot of oil, that's why I like to sear them before agitating them. Agitating them too much releases lots of water as well.)
- Add another splash of olive oil the the skillet and heat over medium high heat. Sauté the bread cubes until golden brown on all sides. Scoop out and set aside. (Keep an eye on it so that it doesn't burn.)
- Add another TBS of olive oil the to pan and heat over medium heat. Add the cherry tomatoes and garlic to the pan. Sauté until the tomatoes start to wrinkle and release their juices. (The original recipe removed the garlic. I didn't because mine was in small bits.)
- Add the fried mushrooms, capers, olives and basil. Season lightly. Toss in the bread cubes and cubes of mozzarella. Add a generous grating of Parmesan cheese. Toss everything together. (The cheeses will probably start to melt)
- Remove the peppers from the oven. (You may have done this already.)
- Pour a small quantity of passata into the bottom of a baking dish large enough to hold the two peppers, about 1/2 inch thick. Drizzle a bit of olive oil on it and stir. (This will create a simple sauce.)
- Rub the insides of the peppers with a bit of olive oil and season lightly. Stuff your peppers equally with the bread, tomato, cheese mixture. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil. (There will probably be too much stuffing.)
- Replace the caps on top. Set them into the baking dish on top of the passata. (If there is any extra stuffing you can scatter it around them.)
- Cover tightly with foil and bake at 400*F/200*C/gas mark 6 for an additional 20 minutes.
- Uncover, baste with some of the pan juices and then return to the oven uncovered for a further 5 minutes.
- Serve warm.

Peperoni Ripieni
A delicious stuffed vegetable dish, with roasted peppers, stuffed with a delicious mix of cubed and fried mushrooms, crispy cubes of bread, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, capers, basil and cheese.
Ingredients
- 2 large bell peppers
- 10 large chestnut mushrooms, wiped clean and quartered
- Olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 25 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 clove of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 TBS capers
- 10 Kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
- 2 to 3 fresh basil leaves, torn
- 1 large slice of rustic white bread, cubed
- 3 1/2 ounces (100g) Mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes
- Grated Parmesan Cheese, to taste
- tomato passata
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400*F/200*C/ gas mark 6. Wash your peppers. Slice the tops off, scoop out the ribs and seeds, discarding them. Replace the tops and place the peppers on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes, until they become slightly tender, with a few wrinkles.
- While they are roasting make the stuffing. Heat a TBS of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms. Cook, without stirring, until they begin to catch. Cook until browned all over, stirring occasionally. Scoop out to a bowl lined with paper towel to drain. Set aside.
- Add another splash of olive oil the the skillet and heat over medium high heat. Sauté the bread cubes until golden brown on all sides. Scoop out and set aside.
- Add another TBS of olive oil the to pan and heat over medium heat. Add the cherry tomatoes and garlic to the pan. Sauté until the tomatoes start to wrinkle and release their juices.
- Add the fried mushrooms, capers, olives and basil. Season lightly. Toss in the bread cubes and cubes of mozzarella. Add a generous grating of Parmesan cheese. Toss everything together.
- Remove the peppers from the oven.
- Pour a small quantity of passata into the bottom of a baking dish large enough to hold the two peppers, about 1/2 inch thick. Drizzle a bit of olive oil on it and stir.
- Rub the insides of the peppers with a bit of olive oil and season lightly. Stuff your peppers equally with the bread, tomato, cheese mixture. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil
- Replace the caps on top. Set them into the baking dish on top of the passata. If there is any extra stuffing you can scatter it around them.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake at 400*F/200*C/gas mark 6 for an additional 20 minutes.
- Uncover, baste with some of the pan juices and then return to the oven uncovered for a further 5 minutes.
- Serve warm.
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