Apple Batter Puddings

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 50 g whole almonds
• 2 4 Eggs
• 3 80 g liquid cream
• 4 40 g caster sugar
• 5 10 g Vanilla sugar
• 6 2 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur)
• 7 20 g butter
• 8 4 apples
• Total weight: 1,150 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	25 min.	45 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C) Put 50 g whole almonds into a baking tin and toast in the oven for 5 minutes.
2	When cooled, chop the almonds roughly with a knife. Set aside.
3	Put into a mixing bowl: 4 Eggs, 80 g liquid cream, 40 g caster sugar, 10 g Vanilla sugar and 2 tablespoons Calvados (apple liqueur).
4	Beat until thoroughly mixed.
5	Butter individual oven-proof dishes.
6	Peel 4 apples and slice. Arrange one sliced apple in each dish.
7	Pour the batter over the apples.
8	Scatter the chopped almonds over the top.
9	Bake for about 20 minutes. To enjoy at its best, serve hot or warm.

Remarks

For the apples, opt for a fairly tart eating variety, such as Cox's, Reinettes or Elstar (cooking apples like Bramley soften quickly and the slices will not hold their shape so well).
For a more caramelized finish, sprinkle a little icing sugar over the top of the puddings 5 minutes before the end of cooking.

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