Apple Surprise
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Author: Maureen Shaw - OrgasmicChef.com
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Australian
Serves: 8
- 4 large apples, peeled and thickly sliced (5 medium)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon water
- 100 grams sugar
- 30 grams corn flour (cornstarch) (use gluten free if you need to)
- 500 grams full cream milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or scrape 1 vanilla bean
- 2 eggs
- 3 egg whites - room temperature
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- pinch of salt
- ¾ cup of caster (superfine) sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place apple slices in a saucepan with the lemon juice and water on low heat.
- Stir occasionally until the apple slices are nearly soft.
- Add sugar and finish cooking.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Add sugar and corn flour and whiz for a few seconds on speed 9.
- Add all other ingredients and cook at 90C for 7 minutes on speed 4.
- Pour into dishes or ramekins and set aside to cool. (they'll get a little skin that will hold up the apples.
- Place egg whites and pinch of salt in a mixing bowl and beat on low speed until frothy.
- Add cream of tartar and beat on medium speed until the egg whites turn opaque. It won't take long. You don't want to get to soft peak stage.
- While continuing to beat, add the caster sugar one teaspoon at a time.
- When half of the sugar has been incorporated, increase the mixer speed to high and slowly add the remaining sugar.
- Add vanilla extract and keep beating until the sugar has dissolved.
- When finished you should be able to pick up the beaters and turn them upside down and the meringue stands up.
- Preheat oven to 190C/375F
- Spoon the stewed apples over the vanilla custard
- Add the meringue over the apples and seal to the side of the dish. You can swirl or make peaks - whatever you like.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Chill before serving.
Recipe by Orgasmic Chef at https://orgasmicchef.com/apple-meringue-surprise/
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