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Apple Charlie

Serves:

Notes

A Consuming Passions version of the classic Apple Charlotte.

Ingredients

• 750g Granny Smith apples
• Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
• 3 Tbsp raw sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 100g sultanas
• 100ml port
• Slices white bread
• Unsalted butter
• 2 Large eggs
• 200ml cream

Method

Pour port over sultanas and allow to stand for a couple of hours to plump. Peel apples, cut into small pieces and toss with the lemon juice. Add 2 Tbsp sugar, grated rind of lemon, spices, drained plumped sultanas (reserving liquid) and simmer until apple is softened (in saucepan that won’t react with acid of lemon juice.) Remove crusts from several slices of bread, and butter them. Make a layer of bread, butter down, in a baking dish. Spread with apple/sultana mixture. Add another layer of bread, butter side up. Add another layer of apple/sultana mixture. Add another layer of bread, butter side up. Lightly beat eggs. Mix with cream and liquor from sultanas. Pour over top of pudding, allowing it to trickle through. Sprinkle over remaining tablespoon of sugar. Bake at 190C for 35 minutes, or until top is golden brown.