Apple and apricot Charlotte

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Preparation time:
20 mins
Cooking time:
30 mins
Serves:
4

Ingredients

  • Melted butter, for greasing
    4 pink lady apples
    1 cup dried apricots
    2 cinnamon sticks
    2 cups water
    80g butter, softened
    1 loaf white bread, crusts removed
    ¹⁄³ cup sugar
    1 cup apricot conserve

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Apple and apricot Charlotte

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Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease a pie plate with melted butter. Peel, quarter and core apples, then cut into slices. Put apple and apricots in a heavy-based pan with cinnamon and water. Bring to a simmer, cook for 8-10 minutes or until fruit is tender. Drain, then discard cinnamon.
2. Spread butter on both sides of bread. Line prepared pie plate with 8-10 slices. Sprinkle over a little sugar. Add apple and apricots and dollop over the apricot conserve.
3. Halve remaining slices diagonally. Put on top and sprinkle with remaining sugar and bake for 15-20 minutes.

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Notes

You can bake this dessert in a pie plate, a springform tin or an ovenproof dish.

Author:
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine - June 2008
Stylist:
Mary Harris
Photographer:
Chris L Jones

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