Italian Desserts Recipes - Crackled Apples (Miele Croccanti) Recipe

Ingredients

• Juice of 1/2 lemon

• 750 g/1 1/2lb apples

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup unsalted (sweet) butter

• 75 g/3 oz/1/3 cup dark brown sugar

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Method:

1. Pour the lemon juice into a dish. Peel, core and slice the apples into rings and place them in the lemon juice ensuring that all surfaces are coated.

2. This helps to prevent the apples turning brown. Melt the butter in a frying pan (skillet) and fry (sauté) the apples.

3. Arrange the apples in a flat flame­proof dish. Place under a hot grill (broiler) for 2 minutes until they are tinged with brown.

4. Sprinkle over the dark brown sugar and replace under the grill until the sugar caramelizes. Allow to cool, then chill before serving.