Friar's Omelette

• 6 medium cooking apples
• 4 ounces (125 g / 1 stick) butter plus butter for greasing a baking dish
• 2 ounces (50 g / 4 tablespoons) white sugar
• 1 ounce (25 g / 1 rounded tablespoon) white sugar for decoration
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 4 ounces (125 g / 1 cup) breadcrumbs
• ¼ pint (150 ml) water
• Squeeze of lemon juice

Ingredients for 4 servings (1.7 kg) · the original recipeShow how each ingredient was counted

Method

1. 1

   Peel and core the apples, slice them, and place in a saucepan with the water.

   Stovetop
2. 2

   Cook until soft (similar to applesauce), then remove from heat and add butter, sugar and lemon juice; mix well.

3. 3

   While this is cooling, beat the eggs very well. When the apple mixture is cool, mix in the eggs as well.

4. 4

   Butter a deep baking dish and spread the breadcrumbs around it so that they stick to the bottom and the sides, keeping a good amount for the top.

   Oven
5. 5

   Pour the apple and egg mixture into the dish and cover with a thick layer of breadcrumbs.

6. 6

   Bake in a moderate oven (350°F / 180°C / Gas Mark 4) for about half an hour.

   Oven
7. 7

   Turn out onto a flat dish and sprinkle with sugar before serving.