Apple Charlotte

Name: Apple Charlotte
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings apples; 8 servings butter; 8 servings cinnamon; 8 servings Confectioners sugar; 8 servings golden raisins; 8 servings lemon; 8 servings sugar; 8 servings white sandwich bread

Apple Charlotte might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 246 calories. Head to the store and pick up apples, sugar, lemon, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

Combine the apples, cup of the sugar, raisins, and lemon zest and juice in a heavy saucepan. Cover and cook over low heat for 810 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until the apples are very tender and beginning to fall apart.

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Lemon Zest

Raisins

Apple

Juice

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Preheat the oven to 375F (190C).

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Oven

Brush the inside of the pan with some of the butter.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Remove the crusts from the bread, then cut the bread into 14 slices.

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Bread

Brush both sides of each bread slice with butter.

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Butter

Bread

Mix together the remaining 3 tbsp sugar and the cinnamon and sprinkle over one side of the bread.

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Cinnamon

Bread

Sugar

Place 3 slices of bread, sugared side down, in the bottom of the pan, trimming to fit.

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Bread

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Frying Pan

Cut 8 slices in half, and slightly overlap them, sugared side out, to line the sides of the pan.

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Spoon the apple mixture into the bread shell. Cover with the remaining bread slices, sugared side up, trimming to fit as necessary. Fold over the bread slices on the side of the pan to slightly overlap the top of the charlotte.

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Apple

Bread

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Frying Pan

Bake 3035 minutes, or until crisp and golden.

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Oven

Let stand for 5 minutes, then remove the sides of the pan.

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Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and serve warm.