Recipe Tip: Fried Apple Wedges

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Separate the egg yolks and whites. Mix the flour, beer, yolks, lemon zest and salt until smooth and leave to rest for 20 minutes, covered.

2. Step 2

   Mix in the cinnamon and sugar. Beat the egg whites until stiff and carefully fold into the batter.

3. Step 3

   Peel and core the apples, then cut into slices about the thickness of a finger. Dip in the batter and fry in the hot lard. Only place as many apple slices in the hot fat as can comfortably fit next to each other in the pan.

4. Step 4

   Lift the apple pieces out of the pan, drain briefly on kitchen paper, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture and serve while still warm.

5. Step 5

   Veiled Peasant Girl This dish of stewed apples and pears, breadcrumbs, spices and cream is one of Norway's best-loved traditional desserts (the name is the topic of various origin stories). This version is from Christl and Lisa Schauflinger of the Schauflinger Inn in Austria, and is one of the most popular desserts with their guests. Dessert

6. Step 6

   Tiramisù from the St Regis in Venice This classic Italian dessert is based on a recipe from the luxury hotel on the Grand Canal. It serves a dozen, so it's the ideal party dessert! Dessert

7. Step 7

   Apple Strudel with Vanilla Ice Cream and Pumpkin Seed Oil This classic Viennese dessert is served by chef Gerhard Fuchs in the Styrian style: with a drizzle of green-gold pumpkin-seed oil and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

8. Step 8

   Linzer Torte Linzer torte, named after the Austrian city of Linz, dates back to the 17th century. Lukas Nagl, chef at the Traunseehotels group, shares his recipe for this classic dessert. Dessert

9. Step 9

   The Original Tiramisu The classic coffee-flavoured dessert is prepared in the same manner as the original. The addition of rum is optional.