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Welcome to Intermezzo from Interlochen Public Radio, where we take a few minutes to bounce some ideas around about classical music.
With some beloved librarians from the Traverse Area District Library, host Christy L'Esperance will be exploring music from classic Roald Dahl books: "James and the Giant Peach," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Big Friendly Giant," and "Matilda." Since this is a month of tasty treats, we'll talk about the food featured in those books and include a recipe here on the website!
Yesterday, we talked about "James and the Giant Peach."
Mrs. Bean's Famous Nutmeg Ginger Apple Snaps
From: https://butterflybakeryblog.com/2025/06/02/fantastic-mr-fox-nutmeg-ginger-apple-snaps/#recipe
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 11 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
45g vegan butter, or coconut oil
45g cashew butter
80g coconut sugar
1 flax egg, 1tbsp flax meal + 2tbsp water
5g cornstarch
135g almond flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
6 apple slices
maple syrup for glaze, demerara sugar for rolling, flaky salt for topping
Instructions
Add the butter, cashew butter and sugar into a large bowl. Whisk until fluffy.
Add the flax egg and whisk again to fully combine.
Add the almond flour, corn-starch, salt, spices and baking soda. Fold to fully combine.
Let the dough chill for 30 mins in the fridge.
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (160 degrees with a fan oven). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Scoop the dough into 6 balls and optionally roll in demerara sugar.
Top each with a thin apple slice, I cut mine with the apple on its side to get a star shape in the middle.
Bake for 11 minutes until golden.
Glaze the apples with maple syrup and top with flaky salt.
Let cool and enjoy with a glass of apple cider!
This week's Mystery Melody
It's time to test your ears. Each week we have a mystery melody that we have to figure out together. It relates to our topic. (We'll make the melody less mysterious each day.)
If you know the mystery melody, text your name and the title and we’ll give you a shout out on Friday. The number to text is (833) 490-4718.
