“When you feel in need of a comfort pudding this one really fits the bill,” Mary Berry said of her delicious brioche frangipane apple pudding.
The warm frangipane apple pie is paired with the cool touch of ice cream – an ideal mixture to get those taste buds tingling and wanting more.
But there are other options too in place of ice cream, such as custard, cream or créme fraiche, which all pair well with the frangipane apple pudding.
Whichever accompaniment you choose to pair with the warming apple pie, you can have Mary Berry’s bake ready in just 60 minutes.
Here’s how to make Mary Berry’s delicious brioche frangipane apple pudding recipe at home.
Mary Berry’s brioche frangipane apple pudding recipe
Serves: eight people
Ingredients
Half a brioche loaf
175g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
175g caster sugar
One tsp almond extract
175g ground almonds
Three eggs, beaten
25g plain flour
Two red dessert apples, skin on, cored and thinly sliced
Two tbsp apricot jam
One tbsp flaked almonds, toasted
Icing sugar, for dusting
Equipment
Large, shallow ovenproof dish about 11 inches in diameter (28cm)
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas 6 and grease the shallow dish with butter.
Slice the brioche into thin slices, about 5mm, and arrange these over the base of the dish.
Mary Berry advised: “Make sure you cover the base and fill in all the gaps, but don’t overlap the slices.”
Measure the butter and sugar into a food processor and whizz until pale and fluffy.
Add the almond extract, ground almonds, eggs and flour, then whizz again until the mixture is soft and creamy and there are no lumps. Do not over-process.
Spoon the mixture over the brioche base and spread it to the sides. Arrange the sliced apples in a neat overlapping circular pattern over the top.
Bake the pudding in the oven for about 40 minutes until lightly golden all over and firm in the centre when lightly pressed.
Melt the jam with two tablespoons of water in a small pan. Brush over the surface and sprinkle with flaked almonds.
Dust the pudding with icing sugar and serve warm with ice cream, for example.
This scrumptious bake can be made up to eight hours ahead of time and reheated when ready to serve alongside a delicious accompaniment.
While the bake serves up to eight people, don’t be surprised if people want a second helping.
