Apple Custard

[chilerelleno]

Tried a new recipe, an Apple Custard.
Pretty good stuff, very moist and light, lots of apple flavor and not overly sweet.
Benefited from a light dusting of powdered sugar.
It'd be da'bomb with some vanilla ice cream.

Serves 4-6 people.
But I like more than just a few bites of dessert, so I'd be thinking 2-4 people.

Apple Custard

Butter for pan
4 medium apples
2T unsalted butter, melted and cooled but still liquid
1/2c flour
1t baking powder
2 eggs
1/3c granulated sugar
1/16t fine sea salt
2t vanilla extract
6T whole milk
Powdered sugar (optional)

Preheat oven to 400°
Butter an 8x8 square baking dish and line with parchment paper.
Peel 4 medium sized apples, I used Jazz Apples, and then slice them very thinly.
A mandolin makes this job much easier and quicker.
Whisk flour and baking powder together.
Whisk together eggs, sugar and salt, till sugar is dissolved and eggs are pale.
Whisk in the vanilla, then the milk and then the butter.
Add in the flour mixture and whisk till smooth.
Carefully fold in apples a bit at a time, making sure each slice is coated.
Scrape batter into baking dish and roughly even out the top.
Bake 40-50 minutes or until golden and uniformly puffed, a toothpick should come out clean.
Cool on a rack, dust with powdered sugar if ya like, and slice.

 

[mr mac]

Recipe copied! Going to give it a test drive this weekend.

 

[gmc2003]

Looks and sound delicious John. Add a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and I'd be in heaven.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[JLeonard]

Yeah...While your fixing gmc2003 up go ahead and do me on too! That looks mighty good.

Jim

 

[chilerelleno]

Hmmm...
Tried another piece this morning with breakfast, it has developed a decidedly spongy texture.
I was okay with it, but my wife found it, the texture, disagreeable.
I wonder if this is better served warm and fresh or refrigerated?
Of course baked goods are always better still warm from the oven.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Looks and sounds great.
I would have to say looks like servings for 1 - 2 ,if you ask me.

Is it like a wet spongy, when cold. even after reheat.
I would still chew it up for sure.

David

 

[chilerelleno]

Looks and sounds great.
I would have to say looks like servings for 1 - 2 ,if you ask me.

Is it like a wet spongy, when cold. even after reheat.
I would still chew it up for sure.

David

The custard is very moist but not wet, it is what became spongy.
Haven't tried reheating yet.

Looking at other recipe's pics I think it needs either more custard or less apples.
I don't think the custard puffed up properly, that or it fell.

 

[Kevin DeShazo]

Looks good, Id sub in a bit of cinnamon sugar on top vs the powdered sugar

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Looks GREAT, Chile!! I wonder how it would be with Swerv...

 

[R Blum]

Copied and gonna give it a go. Looks great.

 

[jcam222]

Looks very tasty!! I'll bet it's the bomb with ice cream.

 

[DRKsmoking]

The custard is very moist but not wet, it is what became spongy.
Haven't tried reheating yet.

Looking at other recipe's pics I think it needs either more custard or less apples.
I don't think the custard puffed up properly, that or it fell.

You could be right John, the weight of the apples might have kept it flat or at least flatten it back down.
I bet it is still tasty when reheated , just a thinner out come.
Like you said not enough custard base to help keep it raised

Just means more playing around with it , and that is always a good thing in my mind and belly.

David