Apple Stuffed Pork Loin Roast (adapted from Anita Stewart’s Canada) 

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp canola oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 Canadian cooking apples, peeled, cored, chopped
• 8 large sage leaves
• 2 cups thick-cut white bread cubes, crusts removed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ½ to 1 cup chicken broth, plus more if needed
• 1 (3lbs) pork loin, butterflied
• ½ to 1 cup dried cranberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a large skillet, heat canola oil over medium high heat. Add onion, apples, sage. Sautee until soften. Remove from heat and gently stir in bread, egg, butter and salt and pepper. Add chicken broth gradually until everything is moistened. Let stuffing mixture cool completely before putting it in the pork loin. Spoon the stuffing down the pork, horizontally, in a line. Roll the pork over the stuffing, jelly roll style, ending with the seam down and fat side up. Lightly score the fat, in a diamond pattern, with a sharp knife. Tightly tie the roast up with butcher’s twine, season it with more salt & pepper, and transfer to a roasting pan. Roast pork in preheated oven for about 90 min or until an instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees F. Remove from oven and let rest 15 min before slicing. Garnish with apples and fresh herbs.

Apple Butter 

Ingredients

• 4lbs of good cooking apples (we use Gravenstein)
• 1 cup apple cider vinegar
• 2 cups water
• 4 cups sugar
• Salt
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp each ground cloves, all spice
• Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon

Directions

In a large pot add all ingredients. Cook well. Blend all ingredients and pass through a fine mesh sieve.

For Sauce: 

Ingredients

• 2 cups of apple butter
• 2 cups chicken broth
• ½ cup chopped herbs
• Cornstarch

Directions

Heat apple butter and chicken stock in pot. Bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with water and slowly add to sauce, whisking constantly until desired thickness is acquired. Cook sauce for an additional 5 min.

All- Butter Oatmeal Cookies (Makes two dozen)

Ingredients

• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup melted unsalted butter
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cupall purpose flour
• 1tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 ½ cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ chopped walnuts
• Grated rind of one orange

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, combine both sugars. Beat in melted butter and egg until well blended and light in colour.

Sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in to cream mixture. Blend well with wooden spoon. Add rolled oats, raisins, nuts and orange rind.

Place small spoonful of dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets. Press down with tines of a fork dipped in milk. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden. Let cool before storing in an air tight container for up to 1 week.