Apple and almond gratin

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 200 ml liquid cream
• 2 3 egg yolks
• 3 10 g Vanilla sugar
• 4 50 g caster sugar
• 5 50 g ground almonds
• 6 30 g butter
• 7 1 kg 500 g apple
• Total weight: 1,900 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	45 min.	1 hour 5 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare the cream mixture Mix in a bowl with a whisk: 200 ml liquid cream, 3 egg yolks, 10 g Vanilla sugar and 50 g caster sugar. Set aside.
2	Toast the almonds Use a small non-stick frying pan on high heat. Tip in 50 g ground almonds and dry roast lightly, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula or spoon.
3	Take off the heat as soon as the almonds begin to colour slightly. This process brings out the full flavour of the almonds.
4	Assemble the gratin Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Butter a gratin dish.
5	Peel 1 kg 500 g apple and cut into small pieces. Spread half the apple pieces in the dish.
6	Scatter the toasted almonds over the top.
7	Add the rest of the apples and pour the cream mixture over.
8	Scatter a little caster sugar on top and add slivers of butter to help the top brown.
9	Cooking and serving Cook in the oven for 40 minutes. Serve either warm or cold, on its own or, if you can't resist good things, with a little whipped cream.

Remarks

If you wish, you can add a tablespoonful of Calvados to the cream mixture.

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