Recipe of the week: apple frangipane

This is an easy, versatile recipe that can be made with whatever fruit is available

Apple frangipane by Manteca’s Chris Leach
Apple frangipane by Manteca’s Chris Leach
(Image credit: Anton Rodriguez)

This is an easy, versatile recipe that packs in a lot of flavour, says Chris Leach.

Ingredients

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  • 2 apples, peeled
  • 65g butter
  • 30g wholemeal flour
  • 2g salt
  • 65g ground almonds
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 5ml almond extract
  • 90g egg whites, room temperature
  • 30g flaked almonds

Method

  • Peel and cut your apples into 1-2cm chunks. Turn the butter into brown butter by cooking it in a medium-hot pan until it becomes dark and nutty and smells like hazelnuts. This should take around 5 minutes. Once done, remove and leave to cool.
  • In a large bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Add the ground almonds and sugar. In another bowl, whisk the almond extract into the egg whites just until frothy.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the egg-white mixture and gently whisk until combined. While the butter is still pourable, run it into the batter and gently whisk just until the butter is incorporated.
  • Pour the batter into a 9in cake tin, lined with parchment/greaseproof, press in the apple and sprinkle with flaked almonds. Bake at 165°C for 20-25 minutes.
  • Serve with custard or ice cream.

Chris Leach is head chef of Manteca, 49-51 Curtain Road, London EC2 (mantecarestaurant.co.uk).