Apricot And Apple Charlotte Recipes

APRICOT AND APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Peel and core apples, and cut them in two. Cut the two pieces into 8 chunks, and put in a saucepan. Add orange juice, zest, sugar and 1/3 cup apricot jam. Place pan over high heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a lively simmer until apples are soft but still keep their shape, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Brush butter onto bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan. Paint both sides of each slice of bread with butter (or dip briefly into butter) before lining pan with dampened pieces. Fit pieces of bread together like a jigsaw puzzle with no gaps. Paint joints with egg white to help seal them, and press them together.
• Add egg yolks to cooled apple filling and spoon mixture into bread-lined pan. Layer with more butter-painted bread, and carefully spread remaining 3 tablespoons jam over top. (Jam may be heated, if desired, for ease in spreading.)
• Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake until browned on edges and top, about 45 minutes. Place on a cooling rack until warm or room temperature. To serve, remove side of pan, and slice like a cake.

APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the apples, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Cover and cook until the apples break down and the mixture becomes stiff, about 50 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool while you put together the bread.
• Arrange 4 of the bread slices in a square shape on a flat surface. Place the Charlotte mold upside down on the bread and trace the opening with a sharp edge. (Alternatively, use a 2-quart ovenproof casserole dish.) Cut the bread following the traced line and brush both sides with the softened butter. Fit the bread into the bottom of the mold. Cut 11 of the bread slices in half lengthwise. They should be about the same height as the mold. Spread the halved slices with the softened butter and place them against the inside of the mold, overlapping like a fan. Fill the mold with the apple mixture. Cut the remaining 7 slices of bread into triangles, brush with the softened butter and fan the pieces over the top, pressing to fit into the top of the mold.
• Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow the pan to cool 15 minutes. Run a knife around the inside of the mold to loosen it before unmolding. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Peel and core apples and cut them into thin slices. Melt two tablespoons of butter in a saucepan and add apples, lemon juice and lemon peel. Add the sugar, (the amount depends on the sweetness of the apples) and cook the apples over low heat until they begin to get soft.
• Meanwhile, put the remaining butter in a saucepan and bring to a simmer, gently, without browning. Remove the foam that rises to the surface and keep the butter warm.
• Remove crust from bread. Dip the slices of bread into the melted butter and with them line the sides and bottom of an ovenproof dish four inches deep and about eight inches in circumference (a souffle dish is perfect).
• Add the softened apples to the dish (it can be prepared ahead up to this time) and bake uncovered for one hour.

APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
• Put the apples, cinnamon, lemon zest and juice and sugar in a saucepan.
• Cover and simmer gently until pulpy, stirring occasionally.
• Beat thoroughly with a wooden spoon, then cook, uncovered, over a high heat, stirring continuously, until any excess liquid has evaporated and the purée is very thick.
• Brush the butter all over the slices of bread.
• Line the base and sides of a greased 6 inch deep cake tin (such as a Christmas cake tin or substitute a coffee can or vegetables tin, as long as it does not have ridges) with the slices of bread, making sure that they overlap.
• Spoon in the apple purée and cover with more over-lapping slices of bread.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
• Serve at once, turned out and accompanied with real custard or fresh cream or clotted cream to pour over it.

ANDRE'S APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 1 1/2 quart charlotte mold, and line with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine raisins and rum. Set aside.
• Place apples in a large bowl; drizzle with lemon juice. Sprinkle with sugar, and toss to combine. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter. Add apples, and cook, stirring, until soft and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in orange zest, apricot jam, honey, and rum-raisins mixture. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 2 1/2 tablespoons butter. Add half of the brioche. Cook until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Repeat with remaining butter and brioche.
• Line buttered charlotte mold with brioche, trimming as necessary to fit. The sides and bottom of the mold should be completely covered.
• Fill mold with apple mixture. Top with remaining brioche, and cover with parchment paper and aluminum foil.
• Transfer to a roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the charlotte mold. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand for 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve with sabayon.

APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch bread pan with 1 tablespoon butter. Press bread slices onto the bottom and sides of pan, making sure there are no gaps.
• In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and 2 tablespoons cubed butter. Place apple mixture in bread lined pan. Cover top with bread slices, and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes in pan, then invert onto serving dish.

RUSSIAN APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine apple slices, bread crumbs and raisins or cranberries.
• In another bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks and sugar. Add cream and continue to beat until well blended.
• Pour egg mixture over bread mixture, stir and let stand for at least 10 minutes, until liquid has been absorbed and raisins are plump. Spoon 1/3 of the mixture into a well-greased 9x9 pan or mould. Press down to fill any spaces. Sprinkle 1 teaspoons cinnamon evenly over top.
• Add half of the remaining bread mixture. Sprinkle with another teaspoons of cinnamon. Add remaininig bread mixture and cinnamon, and press down firmly so that everything fits tightly.
• Bake in a 350F oven for 1 hour. Remove form, oven and let stand for 20 minutes before serving.
• Cut into 3-inch squares and serve, topped with a spoonful or two of melted jam. Sprinkle with walnuts. Whipped cream is also optional.