Recipe courtesy of Jim Gay
Apple Charlotte
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 406
- Total Fat
- 23
- Saturated Fat
- 14
- Carbohydrates
- 48
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 25
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 58
- Sodium
- 235
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoons mace
5 Granny Smith apples, pared, cored and sliced thin
3 fresh lemons, zested
6 tablespoons butter, cold
1 stick butter, melted
1 loaf French bread shredded into crumbs, reserve 1 cup
Butter
Directions
- In a bowl, add brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace. Mix together. Reserve 1 cup of mixture to be used for topping.
- In a separate bowl, mix together apples and lemon zest.
- Cover the bottom of Dutch oven pan with bread crumbs and bits of butter. Layer bottom with some sliced apples and brown sugar with a few pats of butter on top. Repeat with another layer until the pan is filled.
- For the top layer, combine reserved cup of bread crumbs, melted butter and 1 cup reserved mixture. Sprinkle on top and top with more butter. Bake for 30 minutes until the golden brown.