Delicate Apple Casserole

Ingredients

• 6 pcsApple
• 30 gJam
• 148 gButter
• 125 gFlour
• 230 mlMilk
• 6 pcsEgg
• 25 gSugar
• 1 tspLemon zest
• 1 pinchSalt

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare apples

   • Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F) conventional or 170 °C fan.
   • Peel apples and core them leaving the stem end intact.
   • Fill each apple cavity with about 1 teaspoon of jam.
   • Grease a baking dish with about 20 g butter and place the apples side by side.
2. 2

   Make the batter

   • In a small saucepan, heat 125 g flour with 64 g butter and 230 ml milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a thick dough forms and pulls away from the pan. Remove from heat and cool.
   • Cream another 64 g soft butter with 6 egg yolks, 25 g sugar and grated lemon zest.
   • Stir the cooled flour-milk mixture into the butter-egg mixture.
   • Beat the 6 egg whites until stiff and gently fold them into the batter.
3. 3

   Bake and serve

   • Pour the batter evenly over the filled apples in the baking dish.
   • Bake for about 60 minutes until golden brown and apples are tender.
   • Serve warm straight from the dish. Optionally dust with powdered sugar or serve with vanilla sauce.