Name: Sally Schmitt’s Cranberry and Apple Kuchen with Hot Cream Sauce
Yield: Makes 8 Servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1½ cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 large egg; 3 to 4 Gravenstein or Golden Delicious apples; ½ cup milk or light cream; 1 cup cranberries or firm blueberries; 2 cups heavy cream; Cinnamon sugar: 1 tablespoon sugar mixed with ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus butter for the baking pan; 8 tablespoons (4 ounces) unsalted butter; ½ cup sugar; ¾ cup sugar

Preparation info

Makes
8
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The French Laundry Cookbook

By Thomas Keller

Published 1999

About

This was always a favorite at the original French Laundry. It’s simple and delicious. The hot cream sauce, cream cooked with sugar, can be used with a variety of other desserts.