Spiced Toffee Apple

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Ingredients

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Ingredients For the Spiced Toffee Apple Filling

  •   2 large cooking apples
  •   Knob of butter
  • g sugar
  • g cream (heated)
  • g ground cinnamon
  • g ground nutmeg
  • g ground star anise
  • g ground ginger

For the Apple Mousse

  • g Leonce Blanc apple puree
  • g Sosa albumina
  • g Sosa instangel
  • g caster sugar
  • g semi-whipped cream

For the Crumble

  • g salted butter
  • g caster sugar
  • g plain flour
  • g cinnamon
  • g nutmeg
  • g ginger

For the Garnish

  •   Chocolatree red velvet spray
  •   Barbara Decor dark chocolate bristles
  •   Mint sprig
  • ml litre apple juice, reduced until to 200g

Method

  • 1

    Step 1

    For the spiced toffee apple filling: Dice up the cooking apples.
  • 2

    Step 2

    In a pan heat the butter, once the pan is hot add the apples and very gently cook them until just soft to prevent them from breaking down. Incorporate the spices and leave to cool. In a separate pan caramelise the sugar until golden brown.
  • 3

    Step 3

    Very slowly and carefully add in the warm cream and boil for a couple of minutes.
  • 4

    Step 4

    Remove from the heat and cool slightly before combining with the cooked apple dice.
  • 5

    Step 5

    Allow mixture to cool before placing into small sphere silicone moulds and blast freezing.
  • 6

    Step 6

    For the Apple Mousse: Mix the apple puree with the albumina, instangel and the sugar.
  • 7

    Step 7

    Whip until it becomes very spongy (like a meringue).
  • 8

    Step 8

    Add the cream and carefully mix with a rubber spatula.
  • 9

    Step 9

    Then put the mixture into a piping bag and pipe into sphere silicon mould till about half way. Take the back of a spoon and pull some of the mixture up the side of the sphere mould.
  • 10

    Step 10

    Take your apple filling sphere from the blast freezer and place inside the apple mousse sphere.
  • 11

    Step 11

    Fill up the rest of the sphere with apple mousse and level off. Place mould into the blast freezer.
  • 12

    Step 12

    For the crumble: Incorporate all ingredients in a kitchen aid and mix with the paddle attachment until to reach a dough consistency.
  • 13

    Step 13

    Break into small pieces onto a silpat and place in the oven at 180c, turning over regularly for 15 mins.
  • 14

    Step 14

    Remove from the oven and cool.
  • 15

    Step 15

    Assembly: Start by making the apple filling and getting that into the blast freezer.
  • 16

    Step 16

    Next make the apple mousse and place into the blast freezer.
  • 17

    Step 17

    Make the crumble and allow to cool. Reduce apple juice for a sweet sauce.
  • 18

    Step 18

    Remove apple mousse from the freezer and gently push a dip into the top of the sphere to create the apple core effect.
  • 19

    Step 19

    Spray whole apple with red velvet spray, garnish with a bristle and mint sprig.
  • 20

    Step 20

    Plate to your desired taste and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 2 large cooking apples
  • Knob of butter
  • 100 g sugar
  • 150 g cream (heated)
  • 3 g ground cinnamon
  • 2 g ground nutmeg
  • 1 g ground star anise
  • 2 g ground ginger
  • 500 g Leonce Blanc apple puree
  • 35 g Sosa albumina
  • 30 g Sosa instangel
  • 25 g caster sugar
  • 200 g semi-whipped cream
  • 100 g salted butter
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 100 g plain flour
  • 4 g cinnamon
  • 2 g nutmeg
  • 2 g ginger
  • Chocolatree red velvet spray
  • Barbara Decor dark chocolate bristles
  • Mint sprig
  • 1000 ml litre apple juice, reduced until to 200g