Stuffed Baked Apple

Ingredients

• 0.5 l milk
• 2 EL vanilla sugar
• 2 TL starch
• 2 EL sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 4 tart apples (e.g., Granny Smith)
• 75 g toasted almond kernels
• 2 TL raisins
• 3 EL powdered sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 50 g marzipan dough
• butter (for the pan)
• 20 g butter (in pieces)
• powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Take 3-4 tablespoons of milk for the vanilla sauce and set aside. Boil the remaining milk with vanilla sugar, then remove from heat. Mix starch and sugar; whisk into the reserved milk until smooth, then fold in egg yolks to create a homogeneous mixture. Stir this into the non‑boiling milk and gently heat (do not boil) until it thickens into a creamy sauce, cooling occasionally while stirring.

2. 2.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C fan.

3. 3.

   Wash, dry, and core the apples. For the filling, mix half of the almonds with raisins, 1 EL powdered sugar, and cinnamon; finely chop marzipan dough and fold in. Stuff each apple, place in a buttered baking dish, dust with remaining powdered sugar, top with butter pieces, and bake for 30-40 minutes.

4. 4.

   Remove from oven, plate, pour warm vanilla sauce over the apples, sprinkle with leftover almond flakes, and serve dusted with powdered sugar.