A VERY SIMPLE APPLE CHARLOTTE

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 45 min Total: 45 min
Yield
5.0 – 6.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (9)
  1. Butter a pie-dish.
  2. Place a layer of bread and butter, without the crust, at the bottom.
  3. Then a layer of apples, pared, cored, and cut into thin slices.
  4. Sprinkle over these a portion of the lemon-peel and juice, and sweeten with moist sugar.
  5. Place another layer of bread and butter, and then one of apples, proceeding in this manner until the dish is full.
  6. Cover it up with the peel of the apples, to preserve the top from browning or burning.
  7. Bake in a brisk oven for rather more than 3/4 hour.
  8. Turn the charlotte on a dish.
  9. Sprinkle sifted sugar over, and serve.
Original Text
A VERY SIMPLE APPLE CHARLOTTE. 1420. INGREDIENTS.—9 slices of bread and butter, about 6 good-sized apples, 1 tablespoonful of minced lemon-peel, 2 tablespoonfuls of juice, moist sugar to taste. Mode.—Butter a pie-dish; place a layer of bread and butter, without the crust, at the bottom; then a layer of apples, pared, cored, and cut into thin slices; sprinkle over these a portion of the lemon-peel and juice, and sweeten with moist sugar. Place another layer of bread and butter, and then one of apples, proceeding in this manner until the dish is full; then cover it up with the peel of the apples, to preserve the top from browning or burning; bake in a brisk oven for rather more than 3/4 hour; torn the charlotte on a dish, sprinkle sifted sugar over, and serve. Time.—3/4 hour. Average cost, 9d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons. Seasonable from July to March.
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