Custardy apple squares from Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere (page 20) by Dorie Greenspan

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  • senzler on November 23, 2025

    This was very easy and a great hit. I had a bag of mixed baking seconds from the orchard so not sure what apples I used. It was great regardless.

  • kellilee on February 01, 2022

    Kind of get now why Dorie used "custardy" and then describes this as a back-pocket dessert. These are really not custard, really not cake but simply a dessert with mostly apples and not too sweet. My only modification was the pan. Instead of an 8-inch square, I used a 9-inch round. I tend to overmix everything and that probably explains why determining whether it was "uniformly puffed" or that the "middle of the cake has risen" was difficult. When a toothpick inserted into the center came out clean, I was ready to remove which was the full 50 minutes for me. This dessert removed from the pan with ease - no parchment was used. I served heated and with a dollop of vanilla ice cream.

  • Zosia on October 13, 2015

    This was a lovely dessert of apple strata and creamy custard. The components were similar to the Apple Matafan recipe I made recently from the same book - thinly sliced apples and pancake-like batter - but the texture (and cooking method) of this was far more appealing.

  • zorra on February 15, 2015

    For bold flavors, look elsewhere. This is subtle & pleasing, plus low in sugar & fat. Used Goldrush apples, just fine knife-sliced. Baked in counter-top oven at 375 degrees in only 35 minutes, foil-topped for the last 10.

  • swegener on February 08, 2015

    I love a cake that is mostly fruit! It came together quickly--I did add some cinnamon and cloves.

  • Jane on February 03, 2015

    Great quick and easy dessert especially if you use a mandoline to slice the apples. The squares are more apple than batter but there is enough flavor from the batter (I added some armagnac) to make it a flavorful dessert.

  • Astrid5555 on November 16, 2014

    My batter turned out very liquid, and the cake was finished already after 30 minutes instead of 40-50. Apart from that a very quick and delicious cake! Will make again!

  • stockholm28 on November 12, 2014

    Loved this. It is super easy and only takes about 10 minutes to prepare.

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