Apple Crisps

2014-04-12 14.58.20 2014-04-12 15.01.03Here is a delicious way to serve crispy apple slices as a garnish for your next masterpiece dessert or as the dessert itself.

Ingredients:
Simple Syrup:1 cup sugar1 cup water
Directions:
  1. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Add sugar and remove from heat.
  3. Allow to cool to use as simple syrup to moisten sponges.
To make apple crisps or pear crisps for garnish:1 apple or pear
Directions:
  1. Slice whole apples or pears on mandolin so they are the thickness of cover stock paper. Very thin. Do not peel or core.
  2. Remove seeds.
  3. Poach one minute in simple syrup.
  4. Bake flat on silicon sheet or parchment paper in 200-250 degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until brown.
  5. Remove from silicon sheet and keep flat or bend. Store in dry place in covered container.
  6. Use for garnish on yogurt, fruit, cereal, and frozen yogurt. The apple crisps are also great when served as a snack.

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Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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