Charlotte a L'Alsacienne
Yield
4 servingsPrep
25 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds |
Granny Smith apples
cortland, or any good cooking apples |
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| 4 | cups |
milk
or water, boiled |
|
| 12 | slices |
challah
or other dense white bread, crusts removed |
* |
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
unsalted, or margarine |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
kirsch (cherry brandy)
|
*
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| ½ | pound |
almonds
chopped |
|
| 1 | x |
bread crumbs
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 907.2 | g |
Granny Smith apples
cortland, or any good cooking apples |
|
| 296 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 946 | ml |
milk
or water, boiled |
|
| 12 | slices |
challah
or other dense white bread, crusts removed |
* |
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter
unsalted, or margarine |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
kirsch (cherry brandy)
|
*
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
separated |
|
| 226.8 | g |
almonds
chopped |
|
| 1 | x |
bread crumbs
|
*
|
Directions
Peel and core the apples, dice them and sprinkle ¼ cup sugar and the cinnamon over.
Pour boiling milk over the white bread, cover, and let soak for a few minutes. Drain off the milk and add the butter, remaining sugar, kirsch, yolks of eggs, chopped almonds and the apples.
Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold in.
Grease a 9 inch bundt pan and sprinkle with fine bread cumbs. Pour the mixture into it and bake in a 375 oven for 1 hour or until done. Serve immediately or if youlet cool, reheat just before serving. Serve as is or with ice cream or vanilla sauce. Add a little dash of kirsch to each serving.
