By Slurrp Community
April 17, 2024
Puff pastries are little desserts that can make anyone’s day. But the neat folds can be hard to master. So, if you want to make an apple rose puff pastry, here’s a step-wise guide shared by Sampa Bardhan Ray.
1 Large red apple (cored and very thinly sliced) 1/4 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 Sheet frozen puff pastry (thawed) 1/4 cup melted butter 1 large egg 2 teaspoons water 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar (Optional)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Adjust an oven rack to the middle position. Butter two (6 to 8-ounce) ramekins and dust with white sugar.
Microwave on high until slices slightly soften, about 45 seconds. Cover the plate with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel.
Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
Roll puff pastry sheet to less than 1/8-inch thickness. Using a pizza cutter, cut two (3x12-inch) rectangles. Reserve the remaining pieces for another use.
Spread melted butter over the dough, and sprinkle cinnamon and sugar. Place apple slices along one long edge of dough, about 1/4 inch beyond the edge.
Fold the bottom half of the dough over the apple slices to form a long "folder" of dough with rounded edges of the apple slices exposed.
Beat together egg and water in a small bowl. Brush the surface of the dough with egg wash. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Starting at one end, roll the dough to form a rose-shaped pastry. Seal the roll with the end of the dough strip. Transfer roses to the prepared ramekins.
Bake on the middle rack in the preheated oven until well browned, about 45 minutes. Use tongs to remove the ramekins to a baking sheet to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove apple roses from the ramekins and finish cooling on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.