Mini-apple Charlottes Recipe

Mini-Apple Charlottes

From mountainmama 17 years ago

I double this recipe for a crowd and Potluck. Everyone falls in love with them. I make spares because someone always wants to take one home.

1⁄2 cup dried cranberries shopping list
3 Tbsp rum or water shopping list
1 stick (1⁄2 cup) butter shopping list
7 golden delicious apples (3 1⁄4 lb), peeled, cored and thinly sliced shopping list
1⁄2 cup sugar shopping list
1⁄4 cup orange juice shopping list
2 tsp vanilla extract shopping list
1 Tbsp grated orange zest shopping list
24 slices very thin sliced firm white sandwich bread (we used Pepperidge Farm), crusts trimmed shopping list
1 cup light vanilla ice cream, melted (optional) shopping list

Heat oven to 375ºF. You will need a jumbo muffin tin or six 10-oz ramekins. Toss cranberries and 2 Tbsp rum in small bowl; set aside.
Heat 1 Tbsp butter in a deep 12-in. skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples, sugar and orange juice; cook, stirring frequently, 10 minutes or until apples are tender but still maintain their shape. Remove from heat. Stir in 1⁄3 cup of the soaked cranberries, the vanilla and zest.
Melt remaining butter in bowl. Using a 3-in. biscuit or cookie cutter, cut a circle from 6 bread slices. Brush butter onto one side of each circle and place buttered-side down into each cup or ramekin. Cut remaining bread slices crosswise into thirds; brush with butter. Line each cup with 9 bread rectangles placed vertically, buttered side against cup (bread will extend over top). (For a how-to, see womansday.com/charlottes)
Divide apple mixture among cups. Fold bread over filling, gently pressing. Bake 20 minutes or until golden. Cool in pan on wire rack 20 minutes. Using an offset spatula, lift charlottes from cups.
Sprinkle with the remaining soaked cranberries. If using, stir melted ice cream and remaining Tbsp rum, and serve on side.

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chefelaine ate it and said...
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theoldrecluse 17 years ago
taken from http://www.recipezaar.com/Mini-Apple-Charlottes-332926
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snomama 17 years ago
These are just perfect..I gotta have it! Thank You so much...HIGH FIVE
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" It was excellent "
greentreefrogs ate it and said...
OH MY GOD I can do this. Wow these are wonderful. Love apples and so do the kids. This one is being saved for Thanksgiving...Thank YOU! "FIVE FORKS"
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knoxcop 17 years ago
What?! Why didn't I know about these little lovelies? great pics, too. Thanks!--Kn0x--
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" It was excellent "
momo_55grandma ate it and said...
great tasty recipe thanks
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great tasty recipe thanks

momo_55grandma in Mountianview loved it
OH MY GOD I can do this. Wow these are wonderful. Love apples and so do the kids. This one is being saved for Thanksgiving...Thank YOU! "FIVE FORKS"

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