Apple Slices Baked With Calvados In Cream

Apple Slices Baked With Calvados In Cream

This is the final recipe from the cooking class my friend Karen and I attended. We both thought the recipes of the "Traditional French Feast" were recipes we would try again. Any of these recipes are easy to prepare and use common ingredients.

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Ingredients:

3 lbs. Golden apples

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon lemon juice

4 tablespoon melted butter

4 tablespoons of calvados, brandy, or apple jack

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Creme au Calvados recipe follows

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Directions:

Peel, quarter and core the apples. Cut quarters in half, lengthwise, then cut in slices.

Transfer the slices into a large bowl; add sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and butter. Toss the slices to coat well.

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Preheat oven to 375. Place oven rack in middle position. Lightly butter a deep baking dish, about 7-8 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep. Pour apple slices into dish, sprinkle Calvados over apples, and bake until slices are tender but still holding their shapes, about 1 hour, basting several times with their juices.

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Prepare Creme au Calvados (Cream with Calvados)

Increase oven temp to 400 F

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Pour the cream over the apples, making sure cream is well blender with the apples. Transfer dish to oven and bake 10 minutes, until cream is set and apples begin to color. Let cool to room temperature or serve warm.

Creme Au Calvados

2 egg yolks

1/2 cup sugar

2 ounces Calvados Brandy

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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In a bowl beat egg yolks adding sugar gradually; beat until lightly thickened; beat in brandy and the cream and the vanilla.