Apple Charlotte With Cinnamon Sabayon Tyler Florence Food

APPLE CHARLOTTE WITH CINNAMON SABAYON - TYLER FLORENCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a roasting pan over medium heat on the stovetop.
• Cut apples in medium dice and add to butter. Add lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon and the seeds scraped from the vanilla bean. Stir well. Cook until apples soften and brown, and sauce thickens and caramelizes; 20-25 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375°F.
• Using a cookie cutter or the edge of a glass, cut 8 circles, of a size to fit the bottom of your ramekins, from 8 slices of the brioche. Cut the crusts off the remaining slices, and cut into rectangular pieces.
• Generously butter the inside of 4 1-cup ramekins, then sprinkle with sugar to cover and tap out excess.
• In a wide, shallow dish, beat together eggs, milk, sugar and cinnamon. Dip 4 circles in egg batter, then place in the bottoms of the ramekins. Dip 2 rectangles for each ramekin, then place around the outside of the ramekin. Fill with apple mixture. Dip remaining circles in egg batter and place on top of apples. Sprinkle each ramekin with a large pinch of granulated sugar. Refrigerate 2 hours before baking to allow charlottes to soak up the egg (this step may be skipped if you are in a hurry).
• Bake in preheated oven 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden brown. If tops brown too quickly, cover with a piece of foil. Cool 3-4 minutes, then run a thin knife around the edge of the ramekins and invert onto a serving plate.
• While charlottes bake, prepare sabayon sauce. Combine egg yolks, calvados, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla seeds and a spalsh of water in a heat safe bowl. Beat lightly to combine, then set bowl over a pot of boiling water. Continue to beat over heat until thick and frothy (you can use an immersion blender to do this). Serve sabayon poured over the charlottes.

APPLE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Butter a 1-litre pudding basin, then dust with sugar, making sure you cover the whole inside and tipping out any excess sugar. Put a strip of parchment parchment across it (so it's easier to remove the pudding later).
• Cut the crusts off the bread and flatten the slices with your hands. Dip in the melted butter, covering both sides. Use around 4½ slices of the bread to line the base and sides of the basin, overlapping them to make sure there aren't any gaps. Transfer the mould to the fridge while you make the filling.
• To make the filling, put the sugar in a large saucepan over a medium heat for a few mins until it turns a dark caramel colour - avoid stirring it. Add the butter and stir to combine, being careful as it will steam a little. Add the apples, orange juice, zest and cinnamon, and stir to combine. Cook over a high heat for 5-8 mins until the apple has softened and the liquid has reduced slightly, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the pudding basin from the fridge and pour the apple filling into it. Cover the top of the filling with the remaining bread and press down the edges of the bread to seal it together.
• Put the pudding on a baking tray and bake for 35-40 mins, or until golden brown. Leave to cool for 5 mins, then carefully tip upside down onto a serving plate and remove from the basin. Serve with custard or ice cream.