Name: Apple charlotte recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 8 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes; 200g unsalted butter; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; 10 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed

by Breda Fenn Last updated on 07/28/2021

This old-fashioned apple charlotte should be in your recipe book! Using staple ingredients you have in your pantry, such as white sandwich bread, it's a delicious way to make a pudding out of nothing! - Breda Fenn

Ingredients

8 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1cm cubes
200g unsalted butter
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
10 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 200℃
Step 2

Place the apples, cinnamon and sugar into a bowl and toss together. Melt 75g of the butter in a large saucepan. Add the apples and cook over low-medium heat until they are very soft and almost completely broken down (around 15 minutes). Set aside to cool.
Step 3

Melt the remaining 125g of butter and dip each slice of bread into the butter, coating both sides. Cut each piece into thirds and line a 1ltr capacity pudding basin, overlapping the piece to create a seal.
Step 4

Pour the apple mix into the pudding basin and finish off by placing more bread slices over the top. Place a plate over the top with something to weigh it down (like a small oven-proof casserole dish or pot) and bake in the oven.
Step 5

After 30 minutes, remove the plate and the weight and continue cooking for a further 10 minutes or until the top is golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for around 10 minutes before inverting it onto a serving plate. Serve with custard or ice cream.