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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.

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Last modified on: September 15^th 2019

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For 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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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).

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.

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
5,574 Kcal or 23,337 Kj	127 gr	911 gr	558 gr
279 %	49 %	86 %	85 %

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 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 1 charlotte : 3.77 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Apple: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Bonnevaux apple tart, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Tart Tatin, Apple and Blackcurrant Brioche Pies, ... All
	Clarified butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Flambéd bananas , Hasselback or "Swedish-style" potatoes, Bistro-style beetroot salad, Pears and caramelised walnut samosas , Chilli langoustines, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lime meringue tart, Pear compote , Arizona cupcakes, French Family Cake, Like MaronSui's, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lobster Thermidor, Sauce Normande (for fish), Diamond biscuits, Fried bread with leek and poached egg , Sautéd broccoli with ham, ... All

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