3 apple charlotte brioche Recipes

apples, peeled,cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick, sugar , plus, sugar, salt, apple cider, fresh lemon juice, firm textured bread, sliced 3/16 inch thick, crust removed (i use brioche, but any firm textured bread will be fine - white, french, italian - no crusts!), sweet unsalted butter, softened, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, lightly sweetened whipped cream

unsalted butter, granny smith apples, peeled cored and diced, lemon , juice of, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, vanilla bean, split and scraped, eggs, whole milk, sugar, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter , for greasing ramekins, sugar , for ramekins, plus extra for top, brioche bread, crust removed, egg yolks, lightly packed light brown sugar, calvados or 1/3 cup apple liqueur, ground cinnamon, vanilla bean, split and scraped, splash water