Danish Apple Pudding

Ingredients

• 75 g fresh breadcrumbs, preferably wholemeal
• 50 g demerara sugar
• 50 g hazelnuts, toasted, chopped
• 450 g cooking apples
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, grated
• 3 tablespoons clear honey
• 25 g caster sugar
• 1 egg white

Directions

1. 1

   Put the breadcrumbs and demerara sugar in a heavy-based non-stick pan and cook gently for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly, until dark golden; transfer to a bowl, stir in the hazelnuts and set aside.

2. 2

   Peel, core and slice the apples, grate the lemon rind and juice the lemon.

3. 3

   Add the apples, honey, lemon juice and rind to a pan and cook gently for 10 minutes, breaking up the apples with a wooden spoon, until they are soft and pulpy.

4. 4

   Using a wooden spoon, beat the apples into a thick purée and set aside to cool.

5. 5

   Whik the caster sugar and egg white until stiff and fold into the cooled apple purée.

6. 6

   Spoon half the apple mixture into 4 glass bowls, top with the breadcrumb mixture, and repeat the layers, finishing with a layer of breadcrumbs and nuts.

7. 7

   Serve chilled.

8. 8

   For variation: fold 150ml (5 fluid ounces) of cream and a tablespoon of brandy - or a liqueur of your choice - into the apple mixture.