Peasant Girls In The Mist - Scandinavian Apple And Cream Pudding
- 2 large cooking apples, peeled and cut into chunks
- 3 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 1/2 ounces unsalted butter
- 3 ounces rye breadcrumbs or 3 ounces brown breadcrumbs
- 2 ounces soft brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 pint whipping cream or 1/2 pint creme fraiche
- 4 tablespoons icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons toasted hazelnuts, very finely chopped
- Put the cubed and peeled apple chunks into a large saucepan with the caster sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons water.
- Cook them over a gentle heat until they are completely tender - stirring them every so often to mash them down.
- Put them into a bowl to cool.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the breadcrumbs and brown sugar.
- Saute, stirring constantly over a medium heat until the breadcrumbs are golden brown.
- Add the cinnamon and stir well.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- Whip the cream and add the icing sugar & lemon juice.(Or add the icing sugar & lemon juice to the creme fraiche.).
- Take a large glass bowl or 4 individual glass bowls and layer the stewed apples, breadcrumbs and cream - ending with a layer of cream.
- Scatter with the chopped hazelnuts and serve.
cooking apples, caster sugar, butter, rye breadcrumbs, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, whipping cream, icing sugar, lemon juice, hazelnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peasant-girls-in-the-mist-scandinavian-apple-and-cream-pudding-235021 (may not work)