Apple Hash Napoleon

Name: Apple Hash Napoleon
Ingredients: 3 Granny Smith apples; 1/4 cup clarified butter; 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for garnish; 2 cups apple cider; 1 pint Apple and Anise ice cream, recipe follows; 2 cups half-and-half; 2 cups heavy cream; 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 2 pieces star anise; 8 large egg yolks; 3/4 cups sugar; 1/2 cup homemade applesauce

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Ingredients

3 Granny Smith apples
1/4 cup clarified butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for garnish
2 cups apple cider
1 pint Apple and Anise ice cream, recipe follows
2 cups half-and-half
2 cups heavy cream
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
2 pieces star anise
8 large egg yolks
3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup homemade applesauce

Directions

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["Preheat convection oven to 275 degrees F.", "Cover a sheet pan with a silpat mat or parchment paper.", "Using a Japanese mandoline, julienne the apple into thin sticks, like potato sticks.", "Make little nests or haystacks of the sticks on the silpat, about 3 inches in diameter.", "Spatter the haystacks with melted clarified butter and douse with powdered sugar from a shaker.", "Bake in a convection oven until dry and crisp, about 60 to 75 minutes.", "Or use a fruit dehydrator to dry them out.", "Store them in an airtight container until ready to serve.", "To make the sauce, place the cider in a small saucepan, and bring it to a simmer.", "Continue cooking until it becomes a thick golden syrup, about 1 hour.", "Let cool until ready to serve.", "You can refrigerate it if made the day before.", "To serve the dessert, place one apple hash on a dessert plate, top it with a scoop of ice cream, then carefully place another piece of hash on top as a lid.", "Press down gently.", "Spoon a \"swoosh\"" of cider reduction on the plate and sprinkle the whole thing with powdered sugar.""