This weekend, when I was busy shooting photos for my next Edible Monterey Bay story, D and R were popping in and out of the Turkish import store in the same arcade. D sat down and went through the cookbook on the couch. He asked me to make these: Zeytinyağlı Elma Dolması, Turkish Stuffed Apples. So, I looked up the recipe and made due with what I had.... Needless to say: this is not a traditional recipe, but more of my own take on a traditional Turkish dish. Ingredients 5 Braeburn apples from Gizdich Ranch cooked arborio rice 1 T honey + some for serving 1/4 C raw pecans, chopped 1/4 C dried cranberries ground cinnamon ground nutmeg ground cardamom 1 egg olive oil Procedure Cut off the tops of the apples using a small knife, setting the tops aside because you will use them. Core the apples cut room for a filling. In a large mixing bowl, mix the remaining ingredients - except the olive oil. Stuff the apples with t...
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