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6 apples, in small cubes
120g fine sugar
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons of calvados (optional)
1 orange, juice only
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
120g salted butter, melted, plus extra
+/- 7 slices of white bread
How to make the Apple Charlotte
Make the filling first
Wash, peel and chop the apples.
Put water and sugar on low heat.
Allow the mixture to caramelize.
Stir in the apples.
Melt 20g of the butter.
Juice the orange.
Add the butter to the apples.
Add the cinnamon, juice and optional the Calvados.
Cover with the lid, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
Allow the apples to simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
Remove the apples from the heat and let them cool.
De filling is cooling, now prepare the baking mold and start with greasing it generously, using the extra butter
Remove the crusts from the bread.
Dip the bread in the melted butter.
Line the mold with the bread slices.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan
Fill the mould and cover it with a firm roof of bread.
Bake the Charlotte in 35 - 40 minutes golden and crispy.
Allow to cool a little on a wire rack then turn the mould.
And there is your Charlotte, golden and crispy.
Pour Butterscotch sauce over the Charlotte and / or serve with Chantilly cream on the side and serve hot! :))