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PEASANT GIRLS IN A MIST




Source of Recipe


Internet/European


Recipe Introduction


The name of this old-fashioned dessert, which both Norway and Denmark lay claim to, always makes me think of Scandinavian children out gathering apples in their aprons. It’s also known as Veiled Farm Girls, and Peasant Girls in a Veil; I suppose the veil or mist refers to the blanket of cream. You can use white or brown breadcrumbs, even brioche crumbs if you want something sweeter, but I like a mixture of rye and white breadcrumbs best of all. I also prefer the apple sauce to be quite chunky but Scandinavians generally puree it to a smoothness.


List of Ingredients




2 large cooking apples
3 tbs caster sugar
100g brown and rye breadcrumbs
25g unsalted butter
50g soft light brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
300ml whipping cream
4 tbs icing sugar
a really good squeeze lemon
1 1/2 tbs toasted hazelnuts, very roughly chopped


Recipe





serves 4
1. Peel and core the apples and cut them into chunks. Put them in a saucepan with the caster sugar and 2 tbs water and cook over a gentle heat until the apples are completely tender. Stir every so often and mash the fruit down roughly with the back of a wooden spoon. Check for sweetness - I prefer it not too sweet as it is being mixed with sweet cream and breadcrumbs - and put it into a bowl to cool.

2. Melt the butter in frying pan and add the breadcrumbs and the brown sugar. Saute, stirring constantly, over a medium heat until the breadcrumbs are golden. Add the cinnamon and continue to cook for about a minute. Leave to cool.

3. Whip the cream adding the icing sugar and the lemon (add the lemon before the cream is too thick as the acid in the lemon has a thickening effect), then layer the stewed apples, breadcrumbs and whipped cream in a glass bowl - it’s nice to see the layers - ending with a layer of cream. Scatter with the chopped hazelnuts.