The Mad Scientist's Beauitful Apple and Spice Summer Fruit Bake

Ah, what to do with a whole lot of quartered apples and some stone fruit? The Mad Scientist's cunning solution was to make a "Summer Fruit Bake".

The ingredients were two large bowls of Pink Lady apples (previously cored and cut into eighth segments), three fresh peaches (halved and the stone removed), two fresh apricots (ditto), and around two handfuls of green sultana grapes.

All the fresh ingredients were rinsed under running water and then with the exception of the grapes, finely chopped in the food processor. The resulting mixture was combined with the grapes, three tablespoons of honey, a couple of handfuls of dried sultanas and a generous dash of cinnamon.

The resulting mixture was placed in a large Pyrex casserole dish (lid on) and placed in a 180 degree Celsius oven (on top of an oven tray to catch drips/boil-over).

Depending on the amount of mixture and how long the oven has been pre-heated, it will take around 90-120 minutes for the mixture to soften and start to caramellise and for the beautiful fragrant apple and cinnamon smell to emerge.

Once cooked remove from the oven and cool on a chopping board or rack.

Serve hot or cold. The Mad Scientist made this as a breakfast dish to be served with a generous dollop of fresh yoghurt. Delicious!