Vanilla Bavarian Cream With Caramelized Apples And Almond Crumble Recipes

APPLE BAVARIAN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in flour and vanilla until blended. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Pour over crust. In another large bowl, toss apples with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Spoon over cream cheese layer., Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 400°; bake 25 minutes. Sprinkle almonds over top; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan before slicing. Store in the refrigerator.

BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Put the split vanilla bean in cream and slowly bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let sit for 1 hour.
• Remove bean and scrape out seeds, add them to the cream and discard the pod. Sprinkle the gelatin into the milk and set aside.
• Whisk the sugar and egg yolks together. Warm the cream mixture back up and slowly whisk into eggs. Place mixture over simmering water and stir until it is thick enough to coat the back of a wooded spoon. Remove from heat and add milk and gelatin mixture.
• Place bowl in ice bath and stir until at room temperature.
• Fold in whipped cream and pour mixture into 6 (6-ounce) ramekins. Place in refrigerator for 4 to 5 hours or until mixture is set. Remove from molds and garnish with strawberries.

VANILLA BAVARIAN CREAM WITH CARAMELIZED APPLES AND ALMOND CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Bavarian cream Pour the water into a small bowl. Sprinkle on the gelatin and let soften for 5 minutes. Set aside. With the tip of a knife, split the vanilla bean lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds. In a saucepan , off the heat, whisk the sugar and egg yolks until smooth. Slowly add the hot milk, whisking constantly. Add the vanilla seeds and pod. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon and scraping the bottom and corners of the saucepan, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of the spoon, about 15 minutes. Add the gelatin and stir until completely dissolved. Let cool partially. Refrigerate until cool. Using a whisk, gently fold the whipped cream into the vanilla mixture and stir until smooth. Spoon the Bavarian cream mixture into eight 250-ml (1-cup) mason jars (approximately 125 ml/1/2 cup per jar). Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. Caramelized apples In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter with the brown sugar. Add the apple slices and cook until translucent and golden-brown. Transfer to a bowl. Let cool slightly, then refrigerate until completely cool, about 1 hour. Almond Crumble With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). In a food processor, coarsely chop the almonds with the flour, brown sugar and salt. Add the butter and pulse briefly until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Spread the mixture on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. Stir and continue baking for about 3 minutes more. Let cool completely. Note: Use the leftover almond crumble as a topping for fresh fruit or ice cream. Assembly Spoon the chilled apple slices onto the set Bavarian creams. Garnish with the crumble (about 30 ml/2 tablespoons per jar). Close the jar lids.

CREAMY BAVARIAN APPLE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, vanilla and cinnamon. Press onto bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 9-in. springform pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla just until combined. Pour into crust., In another bowl, toss apples, sugar and cinnamon; arrange over filling. Bake 40-45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers.

BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Soak gelatin in cold water.
• Mix half-and-half with sugar in top of double boiler; add the vanilla bean; SCALD (this means until the half-and-half forms a film on top of the liquid).
• Beat eggs and salt in a large bowl.
• Pour a little of the hot half -and-half into beaten egg, stir quickly and pour gradually into hot mixture, stirring constantly, or until the mixture coats spoon.
• When thickened, remove abd discard vanilla bean.
• Add gelatin and vanilla extract, if you are using only the extract, stir until gelatin is dissolved, then put mixture in blender or use the "Thunder Stick" with blender attachment abd blend until smooth.
• Add mascarpone cheese.
• Cool about 30 minutes and then add whipped cream.
• When cooled about 1 hour, use as any pastry filling, cake filling or pour into lined charlotte mold.
• Chill several hours or overnight.
• To this recipe you can easily add about 1 - 2 Tablespoon brandy to make the VERY BEST Tiramisu.