Apple charlotte with toasted brioche
This rather special charlotte is made with toasted slices of brioche instead of finger biscuits and stewed apples. Cooked once assembled, it can be eated warm or cold.
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Last modified on: June 5th 2013
Keywords for this recipe:CharlotteBriocheApplesOld fashionTraditionalFor 1 charlotte, you will need:
- 1
300 g Stewed apple (compote) - 2
4 apples - 3
40 g butter - 4
3 tablespoons Clarified butter - 5
3 tablespoons caster sugar - 6
a little Chantilly cream (optional) - 7 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 8
1 Nanterre brioche - Total weight: 1,515 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 min. | 20 min. | 1 hour 5 min. | 2 hours 20 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 20 min.
Peel 4 apples, cut in four and remove core.
Stage 2 - 20 min.
Melt 40 g butter (clarified if possible) in a frying pan over high heat, add apple quarters.
Cook 2 or 3 minutes, then sprinkle with 3 tablespoons caster sugar and cook a few more minutes until well caramelised.
Set aside.
Cook 2 or 3 minutes, then sprinkle with 3 tablespoons caster sugar and cook a few more minutes until well caramelised.
Set aside.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Slice 300 g Stewed apple (compote) fairly thinly (1/2 cm or 0.4 inch thick) and remove crust.
Cut into rectangles same height as your mould, and triangles for top and bottom.
Try the brioches pieces in the mould to check for fit: the rectangles should overlap slightly.
Cut into rectangles same height as your mould, and triangles for top and bottom.
Try the brioches pieces in the mould to check for fit: the rectangles should overlap slightly.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Turn on the grill.
Melt 3 tablespoons Clarified butter.
Put all the brioche pieces on a grill pan or thick baking sheet.
Melt 3 tablespoons Clarified butter.
Put all the brioche pieces on a grill pan or thick baking sheet.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Put under the grill.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Brush the mould with melted butter, then put in 1 tablespoon caster sugar and spread it around evenly by shaking and turning.
We do this to make turning out easier after cooking.
Preheat oven to 392°F (200°C).
We do this to make turning out easier after cooking.
Preheat oven to 392°F (200°C).
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Line the mould with brioche pieces, toasted side against the mould, overlapping the rectangles slightly.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Add stewed apples to about ¼ depth of mould.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Then a layer of caramelized apples .
Stage 12 - 4 min.
Then a second stewed apples layer, and finally a layer of brioche .
Stage 13 - 40 min.
Put in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Stage 14 - 20 min.
Allow to cool a for a while before turning out.
Stage 15
Enjoy cold or warm with whipped cream (creme chantilly - delightful!) or real custard (crème anglaise).
Remarks
For a quicker, easier version, don't make caramelized apples, just used more stewed apple.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, folded in a plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,725 Kcal or 7,222 Kj | 10 gr | 217 gr | 88 gr |
| 86 % | 4 % | 20 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 114 Kcal or 477 Kj | 1 gr | 14 gr | 6 gr |
| 6 % | <1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per charlotte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,725 Kcal or 7,222 Kj | 10 gr | 217 gr | 88 gr |
| 86 % | 4 % | 20 % | 13 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Stewed apple (compote): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cochelin d'Evreux, Tarte à l'coloche, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Linzer torte, Amiens macaroons, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Potato purée , Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Tarte à l'coloche, Kugelhof for Nanou, ... All |
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Canadian apple crumble, Alsatian apple tart, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spring veal sauté , Corn salad with croutons, Chilli langoustines, Confit of quinces in Macvin, White asparagus salad, ... All |
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