Calvados Apple Filling

Name: Calvados Apple Filling
Yield: Yield: approximately 1 pound 12 ounces (795 g)
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 ml) water; 7 ounces (200 g) granulated sugar; 3 ounces (85 g) unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice; ⅓ cup (80 ml) Calvados; 3 pounds (1 kg 365 g) cooking apples

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

3 pounds (1 kg 365 g) cooking apples
7 ounce

Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Peel and core the apples. Chop them into small pieces and set one-third of the pieces aside.
Place the remaining chopped apples in a skillet together with the sugar, butter, lemon juice, and water. If the apples are tart, you may want to add a little more sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture starts to soften and thicken. Add a littl