Charlotte with apples is a dessert known in many countries of the world, adored for its excellent taste and ease of preparation. This dish is ancient, and every culinary specialist will tell its story: romance - about the unrequited love of the cook, who gave the name of a lady of the heart to his creation, pragmatists - about the royal pastry chef, who named the cake in honor of the wife of the British monarch George III Queen Charlotte, an active supporter of the cultivation of apple orchards. But no matter what we think about this, the most important thing is that charlotte is easy, fast and very tasty.

Cooking the classic version

A classic Charlotte is a French dessert Charlotte made from white bread. The highlight is that in a simple and tasty recipe for charlotte with apples, fuss with dough is eliminated. And this attracts many housewives who value their time, but not to the detriment of the desire to treat the household tasty.

Need such products:

  • apples - seven to eight fruits;
  • fresh testicles - three;
  • cream - 0.5 kilograms;
  • white loaf (yesterday’s best);
  • sweet liquor - 50 grams;
  • butter - one hundred grams;
  • granulated sugar - 120 grams is enough;
  • water;
  • cinnamon - a teaspoon.

For a special flavor, add cranberries dried in honey (take half a glass of berries).

Charlotte is prepared as follows.

  1. Wash, peel and seeds, cut apples into thin slices.
  2. Pour one hundred grams of granulated sugar into a pan, pour half a stack of water there.
  3. When the sugar begins to turn into caramel, we throw in it a cut of apples. Fry up to eight minutes (do not forget to stir all the time). At the last minute add cinnamon and liquor. Turn off the fire. Let the fruit cool.
  4. Cut the crust from the loaf. We cut it, we need slices about 1 cm thick, another part - slices the height of a baking dish.
  5. Fry half the slices in butter, but a golden crust should appear on one side only.
  6. Now you need to make a sweet composition. Three eggs and forty grams of sugar will go into it (whisk it all with a whisk or fork), cream.
  7. Dip bread slices in egg-cream sauce - all to one.
  8. We put parchment on the bottom of the baking dish, grease it and the walls with soft oil. Then place the fried slices of the loaf so that the rosy sides are pressed against the container.
  9. Next comes the apple filling (half cooked), and on top is the dried cranberries.
  10. Now it’s the turn of unroasted slices of bread. They are slightly moistened with sweet egg sauce. Pour over melted butter. Cover with the rest of the filling. Up - cranberries again.
  11. The construction is completed by another tier of bread soaked in egg and cream sauce. Pour it with the remaining sauce.

While we conjured, the oven warmed up to 180 C. Charlotte will spend there from 40 to 45 minutes. Then you can sprinkle it with icing sugar and taste it.

Dessert is served, both hot and cold. And for the full enjoyment add a ball of any ice cream.

Easy recipe “Lush Charlotte”

Now cook the charlotte following a simple recipe. It does not require any special products and thorough mixing of the dough. And, nevertheless, neither the taste nor the appearance of the dish is affected, and it turns out magnificent.

We will need some simple components:

  • four chicken eggs;
  • the same number of apples (ideally green varieties);
  • a glass of flour;
  • as much granulated sugar;
  • a tablespoon of vegetable oil.

And it's all! You can start cooking.

  1. Need foam - stable and airy. Beat it with eggs (the desired consistency will help to get a mixer). Without turning off the appliance, slowly introduce sugar.
  2. Is granulated sugar almost dissolved? So, time to introduce flour. We do it too slowly. When the lumps disappear, the dough is ready.
  3. We process apples in the usual way. The end result is thin, about half a millimeter, slices.
  4. Throw them into the dough. Mix quickly.
  5. Almost everything has been done. It remains to grease the form with vegetable oil, pour the dough into it. 40 - 45 minutes will stand in the oven fried up to 180 C.
  6. We get a magnificent treat. We generously fall asleep with powdered sugar, cut, treat home.

Super fast dessert

The guests are almost at the door, but is there no time to fiddle with sweets? In such a situation, a “speedy” apple pie can help out. Believe me, my friends will be left with such a treat, satisfied.

The list of ingredients is minimal:

  • four pieces of chicken eggs;
  • an incomplete glass of granulated sugar;
  • a teaspoon of vanilla extract;
  • a glass of flour;
  • a pair of apples (any variety);
  • lemon.

We are quickly getting down to business.

  1. We process apples in the same way as the previous recipes. Sprinkle with citrus juice.
  2. We turn the eggs and sugar through a mixer into a bright air mass. Vanillin and flour (sifted) go into it.
  3. We mix all this, but not with the help of technology, but with a spatula and very carefully.
  4. We cover the bottom of the baking dish with paper (you can do without this by simply lubricating it with oil).
  5. Pour half the dough. Put fruit on it. Above is the second part of the test.
  6. After 40 - 45 minutes in the oven at 180 ° C, the apple pie can be removed.

We managed just in time! The doorbell is already ringing.

Upside-down baking from biscuit dough

Charlotte baked according to this recipe is also called a "changeling". Because before serving, they put the pie “upside down” so that the fruits are on top. Bake it almost the same way as in any other recipe. And yet there are some features of the process.

Before proceeding with it, we will prepare:

  • little things six apples;
  • four fresh eggs;
  • a quarter kilogram of granulated sugar;
  • 180 grams of flour;
  • a couple of tablespoons of brandy;
  • a bit of cinnamon;
  • butter, preferably creamy - lubricate the mold.

We begin the creation of the "changeling".

  1. First, the turn of apples. We wash them, clean them, cut them smaller, put them into a deep bowl.“Catch” cognac, add cinnamon. Mix. Now let a dozen minutes infuse. During this time, we have time to make a biscuit dough. How? Very fast.
  2. Take sugar and eggs. Beat until fluffy foam is obtained using a mixer. It will take about seven to eight minutes.
  3. Add flour to the egg-sugar mixture - gradually, in small portions. We mix. But now it’s not with a mixer, but with a wooden spoon. A homogeneous substance should be obtained.
  4. Lubricate the form where we will bake. Put all apples tightly on the bottom. Pour the finished dough.
  5. All that remains to be done is to place the "semi-finished product" in the oven with a temperature of 180 C. After 35-40 minutes, the aroma will inform you that the cake has been baked. We get it, turn it on the dish “upside down”: then the apple filling is on top. We cut the “changeling” in portions and call the household for tea.

We use kefir

The use of kefir or sour milk is a simple and reliable way to bake delicious charlotte. With a similar ingredient, sugar will not affect the structure of the dough - it will turn sour and denser than usual. But such qualities go well with apples. Only for this cake you need necessarily sweet varieties.

So, kefir charlotte is baked from:

  • 0.5 kilograms of apples;
  • 100 grams of butter (meaning butter);
  • the same amount of granulated sugar;
  • pairs of testicles;
  • a quarter kilo of flour (it is better to take it in the highest grade);
  • ¼ teaspoon of salt;
  • ½ teaspoon of baking powder (can be replaced with baking soda);
  • 200 ml - a glass - kefir (if not, sour milk is suitable).

Now we are acting according to plan.

  1. Put butter in sugar sand (soften it in advance). Whisk.
  2. Alternately add the testicles and continue to beat.
  3. Then pour kefir, pour flour powder. Do not forget about salt and baking powder. The result is a dough.
  4. It must be mixed with pre-prepared fruits. What to do with them is described in the recipes above.
  5. We send the dough into the mold (it is already greased with butter, and the bottom is sprinkled with crumbs of sweet crackers), and put in the oven, heated to 185-190 C.
  6. We leave the charlotte on yogurt for about forty minutes.

Charlotte "Canadian"

The recipe for this delicious pastry is somewhat different from the others in the list of ingredients. For the manufacture of dough, milk and starch are used. The result has an interesting taste, and products can be bought at any time in the store.

Let's collect everything you need:

  • a glass of granulated sugar;
  • as much flour;
  • two fresh chicken eggs;
  • butter - a little less than a hundred grams;
  • 5 teaspoons of potato starch;
  • a quarter cup of milk;
  • two and a half teaspoons of baking powder;
  • a little salt;
  • four apples;
  • a handful of dried grapes.

We adhere to the instructions below.

  1. Pour half a glass of sugar and leave aside. Beat the second half with eggs.
  2. In the resulting foam mass, add all other components. Now you need to mix everything to get a viscous homogeneous dough.
  3. This time we need not plates, but apple cubes. Therefore, we cut fruits in this way. After mix with the dough.
  4. We put everything in the form in which we will bake the cake. So that the dough does not stick to the bottom, pre-lubricate the container with oil and sprinkle with flour.
  5. Sprinkle the top with the left sugar. We use raisins as a decoration.
  6. The semi-finished product is placed in the oven. At a temperature of 180 ° C, the treat will be ready in forty-five minutes.

Assistant - slow cooker

When you need to cook several dishes at the same time, it is convenient to use a slow cooker. While she will carry out a given program, you can do something else. The beauty of a kitchen appliance is that it’s good not only to cook or fry in it, but also to bake. To cook charlotte in a slow cooker turns out no worse than in the oven.

For the recipe you will need:

  • 200 grams of fine flour;
  • the same amount of granulated sugar;
  • three pieces of testicles;
  • four juicy apples;
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon;
  • a teaspoon of vanilla.

Please note that this is the best baking dish. green sour apples - they give the cake more juiciness.

What do we do?

  1. First we make fruit. We process them in the traditional way for charlotte, until we get thin slices.
  2. Lubricate the multi-bowl with butter (anyway, with some vegetable, even creamy butter). At the bottom of the container we put a cut of apples.
  3. Now you need to make airy foam from eggs, sugar and vanilla. The first to go will be eggs with sugar. Mix them a little with a spoon and then add the vanilla extract. Now you can turn on the mixer to get the desired consistency.
  4. The mixer has finished its job, it can be put aside. Next, we gradually introduce flour into the sugar-egg mixture, without stopping interfering. But now we do it with a spoon.
  5. It remains to pour the finished dough on apples and distribute in an even layer.
  6. Insert the bowl into the multicooker. Press the “Baking / Pie” mode. We set the time - 60 minutes.
  7. When the device signals that the task has been completed and turns off, open the lid. But we will not get the pie right away, she must insist. After 15-20 minutes you can get it and enjoy the taste.

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