Caramelized Brandied Apples with Ginger Gelato [Recipe]

Almostbrlike an apple pie but without the crust. Enjoy these warm apples with cool andbrspicy gelato.

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8 servings

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• 6 Tbsp butter, softened
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 8 apples, peeled, cored, and cutbrinto eighths
• 1 cup cranberries (optional)
• 2–3 Tbsp Calvados (apple brandy) orbrapple jack
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• Ginger Gelato (recipe follows)

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1. Preheat oven to 400°. Spread the butter on the bottom of an ovenproof 10-inch nonstickbrskillet. Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter.

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2. Toss the apples and cranberries with the Calvados and spices. Arrange the fruit in the skillet, tightly packing thebrapples and cranberries in concentric circles. Thebrapples may stick up above rim of skillet.

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3. Cookbrover medium heat, without stirring, until the sugar melts and the apples startbrto give off liquid, about 10 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bakebron the center rack on top of a piece of foil to catch drips. Bake for about 1brhour. Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes and serve with Ginger Gelato.

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Thisbrcan be prepared ahead. Let the apples cool completely and then cover andbrrefrigerate in the pan for up to 4 hours. Bring to room temperature and thenbrreheat in a 350° ovenbrfor 15 minutes.

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Ginger Gelato

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Makes about 2 quarts

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• 2 quarts half & half
• 2/3 cup roughly chopped freshbrginger
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely chopped candied ginger

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1. Bring the half & half, freshbrginger, sugar, and salt to just a simmer over moderate heat, stirringbroccasionally. Remove from the heat and let steep for 20 to 30 minutes.

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2. Pour the mixture through a sievebrinto a bowl. Bring to room temperature, add the vanilla, cover, and store inbrthe refrigerator for at least 4 hours up to overnight.

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3. When the ginger-cream is verybrcold, pour it into an ice cream maker and process according to thebrmanufacturer’s directions. You may need to process in two batches. Freezingbrshould take 25 to 35 minutes. In the last few minutes, add the candied ginger.

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4. Transfer the gelato tobrcontainers and store in the freezer. About 20 to 30 minutes before serving,brtransfer the gelato to the refrigerator. It will soften slightly and be easierbrto scoop.