Feels like home

APPLE CHARLOTTE

Serves4

I’ve mentioned the television series that I recently filmed in Cornwall often in this book, mainly because most of the recipes in the programs are for dishes I cook at home a lot. The runaway success of the series was this Apple Charlotte, which I cooked in an orchard at Tresillian House, near Newquay. It’s a very special recipe — my mother’s and one of her favourites.

125g butter350g Bramley apples350g Cox’s apples2 tablespoons sugarA little grated lemon zest, to taste6–8 slices white bread, about 5mm thick, crusts removedCustard, clotted cream