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.
37K 1.5/5 based on 2 reviews
Last modified on: September 15th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 charlottes, you will need:
- 1
12 slices Sandwich bread - 2
150 g butter - 3
360 g caster sugar - 4
3 kgs apple - 5
600 g Clarified butter - Total weight: 4,590 grams
How long will it take?
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 12 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 3 kgs 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 600 g Clarified butter (this can be done well in advance).
Prepare 600 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.
Source
Based on One of my Grandma Jeanne's recipes.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 16,721 Kcal or 70,007 Kj | 382 gr | 2,732 gr | 1,673 gr |
| 836 % | 147 % | 258 % | 254 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 364 Kcal or 1,524 Kj | 8 gr | 60 gr | 36 gr |
| 18 % | 3 % | 6 % | 6 % |
| Per charlotte | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,574 Kcal or 23,337 Kj | 127 gr | 911 gr | 558 gr |
| 279 % | 49 % | 86 % | 85 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 charlottes : 11.32 €
- Per charlotte : 3.77 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apple semelles (flat apple tarts), Baked apples from St Aubin le Vertueux, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Oatmeal and apple cookies, Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, ... All |
 | Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Fillets of sole meunière, Roscoff salad, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Warm apple feuillantines, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mint and chocolate cream, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Brioche dough, Praline, Ramekins with almonds, apples and lemon, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Mont d'or in brioche, Fillet of salmon meunière, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Flognarde, ... All |
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