Apple Charlottes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced
2 tablespoons soft brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 loaf day-old white bread, crusts removed
100 g butter, melted
Jam Sauce
1 cup strawberry jam
1 cup water
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/2 cup caster sugar (superfine)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F). Brush six 1-cup capacity ovenproof dishes with melted butter. Place apple in pan with brown sugar, cinnamon and enough water to cover. Cook until tender; drain and cool.
Using a biscuit cutter, cut 12 rounds from bread slices to fit top and base of each dish. Cut remaining slices into fingers 2cm (3/4 inch) wide; trim to fit height of each dish. Dip six rounds in melted butter and place in base of dishes. Dip each finger of bread into melted butter and press around sides of dish vertically, overlapping a little.
Fill each bread-lined dish with the cooked apple;top with last rounds of butter dipped bread. Place on baking tray; bake 20 minutes. Turn onto plates and serve warm with jam sauce and ice cream and/or cream.
To make Jam Sauce: Place sauce ingredients in small pan; bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain and serve hot.