Recipe Collection: Gâteau aux Pommes

Laurène (right), near Grammond

Easy, quick and light, this traditional rustic French apple cake recipe comes from the loveliest of French girls, Laurène, who hails from Grammond, a tiny village near Saint-Étienne.

In fact, the recipe goes back to Laurène’s grandmother, so it is a true stéphanois classic! One can always  replace the apple with peaches, apricots, berries... whatever fruit takes your fancy or is the pick of the season!

The finished gâteau!

Ingrédients
2 eggs
7 soup spoons of flour (Laurène doesn’t bother to sift anything)
5 or 6 soup spoons of sugar
Half a sachet of yeast powder
A splash of milk
A splash of rum
Apples, peeled and cut into quarters

Recette: Almond, Cranberry and Coconut Florentines by Ksenya

Ksenya is a General Committee
Member of the La Trobe French Club

Welcome to the first installment of the La Trobe French Club Recipe collection! Those of you who made it to our International Clubs Day stand may remember these Florentines; the recipe comes from the Committee’s own Ksenya.

Cette recette est vraiment facile! Ils sont la parfaite gâterie pour l’après midi avec du thé. J’ai utilisé le chocolat de la bonne qualité – Plasitowe Premium Dark Chocolate – qui est disponible au supermarché.

For those of you with a hot oven,
the florentines will cook quickly,
so keep an eye on them!

Ingrédients
1 tbs vegetable oil
3 egg whites
110g icing suger
220g flaked almonds
50g slivered almonds
50g shredded coconut
50g dried cranberries
200g good dark chocolate, chopped
N.B. Makes 14