Ingredients

• 4 apples
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, plus 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 vanilla bean
• 2 cups milk scalded
• 6 yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar

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Instructions

1. Peel the apples and cut into thin slices. Toss slices in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Melt butter. Brush mold with butter. Cool the remaining butter to room temperature and add 1/2 cup of sugar and brown sugar. Whisk butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg with milk and whisk. Stir in flour, baking powder and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Pour into the mold. Put the sliced apples on top and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 40 minutes.;
2. Scrape the vanilla bean into scalded milk. Whisk yolks and sugar. Add a little hot milk to the yolk and sugar mixture. Pour back into the hot milk. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon over a low heat until it starts to thicken. Make sure it does not boil. Strain and let cool down.;