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Dense smoked chocolate-and-vanilla fudge cake encrusted with pink peppercorns

2 hours 15 minutes

Apple recipes

Apple terrine

30 minutes

Apple terrine

Serves Makes 1 terrine

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes (excluding setting time)

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

8-10 apples (pink lady or royal gala), peeled
2 2/5 cups sparkling rosé
2 2/5 cups clear apple juice
A pinch of Maldon sea salt
4 dry gelatine, sponged in 150ml (2/3 cup) water

Method

Place the whole peeled apples in a saucepan. Add the sparkling wine, apple juice and salt.
Bring to a boil then gently poach the apples until soft (about 25 to 30 minutes).
Remove from the liquid and place in a terrine mould or waterproof loaf tin.
Strain the liquid through a fine sieve to remove any particles. Add the gelatine to the hot liquid and dissolve.
Pour over the apples and refrigerate for 4 to 5 hours.
Slice and serve as a starter with slices of cured salmon, as a cheese course with ripe Brie and biscuits, or as a dessert with dollops of crème fraiche and pink peppercorns.

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