JAZZ Apple Crepe Cake with Meringue

JAZZ&trade Apple Crepe Cake with Meringue

Serves 10

Ingredients
3 eggs

250ml (1 cup) milk

160ml (? cup) soda water

185g (1¼ cups) plain flour

½ tsp fine salt

1 tsp natural vanilla extract

430g (1½ cups) caster sugar

cooking oil spray, for frying

9 Jazz apples (1½ kg), peeled and chopped

120g unsalted butter

250ml (1 cup) water

4 egg whites

½ tsp cream of tartar

Method
Combine the eggs, milk, soda water, flour, salt, vanilla and 30g (2 Tbsp.) caster sugar in a large bowl and whisk until smooth. Cover with cling film, then set aside for 1 hour. Strain through a fine sieve.
Set a large non-stick frying pan over a moderate heat and sprinkle with cooking oil spray. Add a small ladle of the batter at a time, swirling to coat the bottom of the pan evenly, then cook gently for 2 minutes each side, then set aside to cool. The batter will make 12 crepes.
Put the apples, butter and 110g (½ cup) sugar in a large saucepan and cook over a moderate heat for 10 minutes. Add 125ml (½ cup) water, then simmer for 30 minutes, until well-softened, then mash roughly with a fork.
Pour the egg whites and cream of tartar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Cook the remaining sugar and water in a saucepan over a high heat, brushing down the sides regularly with a damp brush, until the syrup reaches 119?C. At this point a drop of the syrup will form a hard ball if placed in a glass of cold water.
When the syrup is nearly ready begin beating the egg whites &ndash they will need to be at soft peaks with the syrup is hot. With the motor running, add the syrup in a steady stream and beat until cold.
Place a crepe on a large plate then top with some of the apple mixture. Repeat until all the crepes and apple mixture are used up, finishing with a crepe. Pipe the meringue on top, then scorch lightly under a hot grill or with a kitchen blowtorch.

Australian JAZZ&trade apple trees around the country have produced 15 million kilos of firm premium crunchy fruit this season. Benefiting from the unseasonably generous rainfall and optimal summer conditions, the JAZZ&trade apples are especially juicy with a sweet yet tangy taste. Montague is celebrating the season&rsquos harvest with surprise tastings at train stations across the country where city commuters can taste one of Australia&rsquos favourite seasonal apple varieties, JAZZ&trade apples. Loyal JAZZ&trade fanatics across Australia can shop for JAZZ&trade in major supermarkets, independents and green grocers.

Brought to consumers by the family and team at Montague, JAZZ&trade apples now have over 580,000 trees carefully nurtured by licensed growers in 29 leading Australian orchards -  Batlow (NSW), Tamar & Huon Valley (TAS), Adelaide Hills (SA), Stanthorpe (QLD), Manjimup (WA), and Southern Victoria. Following successful sell out seasons, dedication of the Montague network of growers to produce a high-quality apple variety has proven to be a favourite amongst consumers since its introduction into the market in 2009.

JAZZ^TM apples blush a pink/red skin with an unforgettably juicy flesh. Due to its distinct crunch and compact size, ideal for snacking, the tenth anniversary harvest expects another successful sell-out season amongst JAZZ^TM apple enthusiasts. Packed with fibre, low GI, vitamins B and C, and potassium, JAZZ&trade apples are the ideal companion to exercise, lunch boxes and mouth-watering recipes.

As one of the leading speciality varieties in the market, JAZZ^TM apples are a household favourite for all ages. JAZZ^TM apples will continue to pave the way for producing high quality, innovative fresh fruit within Australia.