Charlotte alla Milanese

Name: Charlotte alla Milanese (Apple Pie from Milan)
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Mascarpone Cream, to serve; 1½ tablespoons dark rum; 18 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed; 60 g unsalted butter; ⅓ cup (80 ml) dry white wine; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 1 kg russet apples; ¼ cup (40 g) sultanas; 60 g mixed peel; 180 g caster sugar; 1 pinch of fine salt

Apple Pie from Milan

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Lombardian Cookbook

By Alessandro Pavoni and Roberta Muir

Published 2015

About

This dish reminds me of British apple pie. Russet apples have the perfect texture for it, plus they don’t release too much liquid. If they’re unavailable, use another similar apple that’s not too juicy, such as gala.

Ingredients

1 kg russet apples
⅓ cup (80 ml) dry white wine

Europe
Italy
Milan
Dessert
Vegetarian
Pie
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Peel and core the apples and cut each one into 16 thin wedges. Place in a heavy-based saucepan over high heat with the wine, lemon zest and 90 g of the caster sugar. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.