Baked apple casserole with choux pastry

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4 m.-sized apples, e.g. Boskoop
• 100 g almond(s), chopped
• 20 g raisins (to taste)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 4 cl Amaretto
• 50 g butter
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 60 g butter
• 225 g water
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 120 g flour
• 3 eggs

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan oven). Peel the apples and cut them into bite-sized pieces, then arrange them in a baking dish. Briefly chop the almonds, cinnamon, and raisins in a food processor until finely chopped, depending on how finely you want the mixture. Finally, add the softened butter and Amaretto and mix. Spread the nut mixture over the apples. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake the apples for about 10 minutes, until the choux pastry is ready. To make the choux pastry, briefly boil the butter, water, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Add the flour and stir on the lowest heat with a wooden spoon until the dough has formed into a ball and easily pulls away from the bottom of the pan. Remove the pan from the heat and beat in the first egg with a hand mixer until the egg is fully incorporated into the dough. Follow the same process to beat in the second and third eggs, one at a time. Remove the casserole from the oven and spread the choux pastry evenly over the apples. Bake for another 20-30 minutes. If you prefer the apples firmer, you don’t need to pre-cook them. Sprinkle the finished casserole with powdered sugar and serve warm. Serve with vanilla ice cream or custard.