Kuchnia

Apple Roses

1 puff pastry sheet
3 apples (which ever you like, i used 'Golden Delicious' )
5 tblsp granulated white sugar (or brown sugar, or a mix of both)
1 tblsp vanilla sugar (or 1 teasp vanilla extract)
2 teasp cinnamon
1 lemon (juice and zest)

This little treat is an inspiration from a Romanian cake (but I believe it is not a traditional Romanian recipe)

However, here it is: a beautiful, delicious and simple way to use apples from your garden (or the store)

Ingredients (for about 11 roses)

Slice the apples in very thin slices.
Place the apples into a saucepan, cover it with warm water, add 2 tblsp of sugar and the lemon juice. Bring the water to boil, (not more than 2 minutes) until the apple slices turn soft and flexible.
Use strainer to drain the apples, place them a clean cloth or paper towel and let the dry and cool off (I let them rest for 15 minutes).
Mix 3 tblsp of sugar with the cinnamon,vanilla sugar and the lemon zest.
Lay (or enroll) the puff pastry sheet down on a baking sheet , sprinkle it with the sugar-cinnamon mixture and cut with a pastry cutter long and 1,5 cm / 1/2 inch wide stripes.
( I used a pizza cutter). Preheat the oven to 390F / 200C
Take the apple slices and place them on the strips, overlapping them this will make the rose-like design (petals) of the pastry.
Now start rolling, making sure it is fairly tightly rolled.
Place the roses on a baking sheet or use a greased muffin pan ( I tried both, and they work equally good, but I prefer the muffin pan, it keeps the roses in a better shape).
Bake it for 25-30 minutes, until they are golden brown. Now brush the still
warm roses with hot apricot jam ( just heat it up in the microwave). This will give the rose a beautiful shiny gloss, and also prevents the apple to dry out !
I love glazing my puff pastry cakes and fruits with it :)
I hope you liked it, enjoy baking it

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