Guernsey Gâche Melée

A traditional Guernsey recipe using apples and suet
Serves 6  / 
Prep 15 mins  / 
Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

4 Fresh Guernsey eggs 200g Self raising flour 200g Golden granulated sugar 157g Shredded suet 1 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of grated nutmeg 500g Cooking apples Icing sugar for dusting;

Method

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl 2. Peel, core and finely chop the cooking apples and stir into the dry mix using a wooden spoon 3. Whisk the eggs and stir into the apple mix 4. Grease an 8" to 10". Pour in the mix 5. Bake at 180C / 160C (fan oven) / Gas 2-3 for one to one and a half hours 6. Serve warm or cooled with fresh Guernsey cream