Chausson aux pommes country of origin France
The chausson aux pommes is a French pastry filled with applesauce.Origin
It originated in the 16th century. The legend says that after a plague epidemic that killed a part of Saint-Calais' population in 1580, the chatelaine would have offered a sort of apple pie to the survivor still living there.After the end of the epidemic in Saint-Calais (Pays-de-la-Loire region in France), considered by many as a miracle, a procession was organized to celebrate the event each first Sunday of September including a sale of the apple pastry was organized in memory of the chatelaine's gesture. Since then, the celebration evolved but remained as a gastronomic and traditional meet up.Since the 18th century, the pastry is called chausson aux pommes after the technique used to fill the dough with an apple puree, just like putting on slippers.
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