Comtoise apple charlotte
This "Comtoise" charlotte, inspired by the Franche-Comté region of eastern France, is a more rustic take on the famous dessert.
It is made with sliced bread, lightly buttered and fried, then filled with sugared apple pieces, drizzled with clarified butter and baked.
It is made with sliced bread, lightly buttered and fried, then filled with sugared apple pieces, drizzled with clarified butter and baked.
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Last modified on: September 15th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:CharlotteDessertApplesFranche-ComtéFranceBreadButterFor 1 charlotte, you will need:
- 1
4 slices Sandwich bread - 2
50 g butter - 3
120 g caster sugar - 4
1 kg apple - 5
200 g Clarified butter - Total weight: 1,530 grams
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 32 min. | 1 hour | 1 hour 32 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Remove the crusts from 4 slices Sandwich bread, cut each slice in half to give, ideally, pieces the same height as your mould.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Butter the bread slices on both sides and fry until golden brown.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Use a brush to coat the inside of your charlotte mould with melted butter.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Put 2 tablespoonsful of caster sugar into the buttered mould and shake until the sugar is evenly distributed and stuck to the butter all over.
Stage 5 - 6 min.
Line the base and sides of the mould with the slices of fried bread, cutting to size where necessary and filling any holes with the trimmings until completely covered (yes, I know, it looks a bit like a jigsaw puzzle or bread Tetris).
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Peel 1 kg apple and cut into small pieces.
Stage 7
Put a third of the apple pieces into the mould and sprinkle generously with sugar.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Continue adding layers of apples and sugar until the mould is completely full. Press down gently.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Prepare 200 g Clarified butter (this can be done well in advance).
Prepare 200 g Clarified butter (this can be done well in advance).
Stage 10 - 1 min.
Pour over the apples...
Stage 11 - 45 min.
...and bake for about 45 minutes.
Stage 12
Turn out onto a plate while still hot.
Serve cold or warm, either on its own or with real custard (crème anglaise) or whipped cream.
Serve cold or warm, either on its own or with real custard (crème anglaise) or whipped cream.
Remarks
As usual when cooking apples, choose ones that are fairly acidic: a proper "cooker" like Bramley, or a tart eater (russet, Cox...).
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,318 Kcal or 13,892 Kj | 18 gr | 309 gr | 223 gr |
| 166 % | 7 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 217 Kcal or 909 Kj | 1 gr | 20 gr | 15 gr |
| 11 % | <1 % | 2 % | 2 % |
| Per charlotte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,318 Kcal or 13,892 Kj | 18 gr | 309 gr | 223 gr |
| 166 % | 7 % | 29 % | 34 % |
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Source
Based on One of my Grandma Jeanne's recipes.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Toffee apple upside-down cake, Soft apple cookies, Tarte à l'coloche, Lemon and grated apple tart, Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sweet pancake rolls from Brittany, Spring veal sauté , Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, Warm autumn salad, Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, Mirlitons, Tart Tatin, Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Cannelés, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Plum and hazelnut crumble, Salmon "en papillote" with small vegetables, Breton Sandwich, Bonnevaux apple tart, Buckwheat almond biscuits, ... All |
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