Milanese Charlotte

Name: Milanese Charlotte (Charlotte alla Milanese)
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1¾ lb (800 g) crisp eating apples (such as Spartan or Cox); 1½ oz (40 g) butter; ½ glass dry white wine; 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 5 oz (150 g) granulated sugar; 5 oz (150 g) sultanas or raisins, soaked in warm water for 15 minutes, drained and dried; 5 oz (150 g) sultanas or raisins, soaked in warm water for 15 minutes, drained and dried; 1 stale French stick, thinly sliced and crusts removed; 5 oz (150 g) sultanas or raisins, soaked in warm water for 15 minutes, drained and dried; 1 wine glass dark or white rum; 2 tablespoons pine kernels; 1 wine glass dark or white rum

Charlotte alla Milanese

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Italian Regional Cookery

By Valentina Harris

Published 1990

About

This superb apple Charlotte is one of my most favourite puddings. Our apple trees produce a glut every single year, without fail, and I am always trying out new ways of cooking them in order to use them up. Everyone in my family loves this one.

Ingredients

1¾ lb (800 g) crisp eating apples (such as Spartan or Cox)
5 oz (150

Europe
Italy
Milan
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Peel, core and slice the apples, put them in a saucepan with 4½ oz (120 g) of the sugar, the lemon rind, wine and enough water just to cover. Cook on a low to medium heat until the apples are startin