Apple Cheesecake, Cinnamon Shortbread, Stewed & Caramelised Apples, Apple Caviar
Serves 4
For the cheesecake mix
For the salt butter shortbread
Caramelised Apple
Stewed apples: 1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunky dice, 1 bottle of cider. For the apple gel, and caviar
For the shortbread first make sure the butter is lovely and soft. Mix the yolks with the sugar and add the butter beating until combined. In a separate operation whisk together the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking powder, and now add the egg/butter mixture. Ideally refrigerate for an hour, but if you don’t have time spread direct onto a bakery tray that has first been covered with baking parchment, and place in a pre-heated oven at 190oC for between 8 to 10 minutes.
For the caramelized apple, place the water and sugar in a pan, heat until it turned to a caramelised colour; add the apples and keep turning for about 4 minutes or until al dente; set aside.
For the apple puree: put the apples on a bakery try which has first been covered with baking parchment. Place in a pre-heated oven at 190oC for approx. 20 minutes or until completely browned; remove, liquidise and place in a piping bag before setting aside.
For the stewed apples: Pour the cider into a pan, add the apple cubes and cook until al dente (about 3 minutes); set a side.
For the gel and caviar; First mix the gelificant and apple juice in a pan; bring up to the boil and pour into a measuring jug. Keep half for the gel, which is made by pouring the liquid onto a rectangular plate; it will set within seconds, set a side. For the caviar take the remaining apple/gelificant fluid, put into a squeezy bottle, and drip into the cold vegetable oil. Beads of apple jelly will form in the oil. Pass all the oil through a sieve, retain the beads and then set aside. To assemble the dish, pipe a line of the cheese mixture along the horizontal line of the gel. Roll over to form what looks like a stick of rock and place in the centre of the dish. Squeeze the cream-cheese mix either side. Now add three squeezes of the apple puree around the piped cheese. Add one caramelised apple wedge, the apple cubes, and then crumble the short bread on top. Finally top the dish with the apple caviar. |
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