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Apples in dressing gowns (with almond paste)

Unpeeled apples are filled with almond paste where the core was, wrapped in a short pastry of flour, unsalted butter, egg yolk and lemon zest, brushed with egg and baked. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 811.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 811 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Apples "in a dressing gown" are apples wrapped in pastry; here they are in the invalid-cookery chapter, with unsalted butter.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the apples

    Wash the apples but do not peel them. Push out the core and fill with almond paste instead.

  2. 2

    Make the pastry

    Work flour, unsalted butter, egg yolk and grated lemon zest together quickly and roll out the pastry.

  3. 3

    Wrap

    Lay the pastry around the apples.

  4. 4

    Brush and bake

    Brush with egg and bake in the oven until the pastry is golden.

Changes from the original

Oven temperature and baking time are not in the text and have not been interpreted. The amount of almond paste is not given. The whole recipe is given for 1–2 apples.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 811) → Modernised~87% of the text changedremovedadded
125 gr. mel, g mel. 75 gr. g usaltet smør, 1/2 eggeplomme, revet skall av 1/2 sitron, smør. 0,5 stk eggeplomme. 0,5 stk sitron (revet skall). 1 stk eple (1–2 epler). mandelmasse (til å 2 epler. fylle der kjernehuset var). egg (til pensling). Vask eplet, eplene, men skrell det ikke, stikk dem ikke. Stikk ut kjernehuset ut; istedet fylles mandelmasse. Deigen årbeides og fyll i stedet med mandelmasse.. Arbeid mel, usaltet smør, eggeplomme og revet sitronskall hurtig sammen, kjevles ut, legges sammen og kjevle ut deigen.. Legg deigen omkring eplene, pensles eplene.. Pensle med egg og stekes. stek i ovn til deigen er gyllen.

Note on Modernised

Ovnstemperatur og steketid står ikke i teksten og er ikke tolket. Mengden mandelmasse er ikke oppgitt. Hele oppskriften er gitt til 1–2 epler.

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Frequently asked questions

Should the apples be peeled?
No, they are washed but not peeled.
What fills the apples?
Almond paste where the core was pushed out.
How many apples?
1–2 apples, according to the text.

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