2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored, and diced
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2 cups water, or more if needed
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2 teaspoons brown sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon butter
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1 teaspoon lemon juice
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0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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0.25 teaspoon salt
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0.5 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Place barley in a bowl and add 1 cup water; soak for 2 hours or overnight. Drain.
Combine drained barley, apples, 2 cups water, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, lemon juice, nutmeg, and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until barley and apples are softened and water is absorbed, adding more water if needed, about 1 hour. Remove saucepan from heat and stir walnuts into barley.