- Hey guys, it is apple season
and you know what that means.
It's time for a real delicious
and decadent apple pastry.
So I wanted to share with you
one of my easiest pastry recipes
because we're gonna be using
store-bought puff pastry
so that's gonna save you a ton of time.
It's also a really great recipe
that you can make all in advance
and then when your guest come over
you just pop them in the oven
and they will think you are
a domestic goddess for sure.
Let me show you how quick
and easy it comes together.
So the first thing we're gonna do
is create our cinnamon sugar.
So in a small bowl, you're going to take
two tablespoons of white sugar
and combine that with a
quarter teaspoon of cinnamon.
You can just whisk that up
with a fork and set that aside.
And in a larger bowl you're gonna add
one cup of diced apple.
Now I like to use the
Fuji apples for these
only because I always have them on hand,
and I do actually keep the skin on
because there's a ton
of pectin in that skin
and what that's gonna do when it bakes
is it's going to actually
congeal and create
kind of like jellied turnover consistency
and then it'll also save you step,
you don't have to peel the apples.
Just make sure you wash them well first.
Then you're gonna add that cinnamon sugar
to the top of the apples and
three tablespoons of raisins
or you could use currants.
Or if you're a raisin
hater, you could leave
the raisins out, but I
keep trying to convert you.
So I'm hoping maybe maybe
you'll give this one a try.
They're really good, come on people.
And that's all you have to do.
You're gonna toss that
up and then you can set
your filling aside and
then we're gonna work on
prepping the pastry.
So on a lightly floured surface,
you're gonna take out
some store-bought pastry.
Now, I will leave you a
link in the description
the brand that I like to
use because it's actually
already scored in the
perfect measurements for you,
which makes this really easy.
And then, where it's scored, you're gonna
just slice your knife along the scoring
to separate these panels.
And then you're gonna cut each
panel in half, see how easy?
That's all you have to do.
And you're gonna do it with
the second package as well.
So it works out perfectly,
you get two packages
in one box and then you
just want to cut them all
to that same dimension.
Then you're gonna take one egg
that's been beaten slightly
and then with your pastry brush,
you're gonna go in and just paint
all along the perimeter
of each pasty rectangle.
And this is gonna really help us
when we go to seal in our apples.
So then you're gonna go
back to your apple mixture
and you're gonna put about a tablespoon
to a tablespoon and a
half of the apple mixture
in the center of each rectangle.
And then you're gonna put the second half
of the pastry on top and
then you're gonna seal it
with the tines of a fork
that have been dipped
in some flour and just go ahead
and press it gently along each side.
And see how pretty that looks?
That's also gonna help seal it as well.
And then you're going to brush the top
with more of the egg wash.
And then here comes the
little decorative part.
You're gonna take a sharp knife,
and make sure that it's not serrated,
because that'll start to
rip and drag the pastry,
and you want a really nice, clean cut.
And you're just gonna
cut like four to five
little lines over the apple mound.
And that is going to allow
you to have a nice vent
when that pastry starts
to bake and bubble up.
And then with a spatula that has also
been dipped in flour, you
want to gently take it
and transfer it to a
parchment-lined cookie sheet.
This is the hardest part.
I know, it's really time consuming,
all of this pastry business.
But that's okay, because you
can do this a day before.
And then what you're gonna
do is you're going to cover
your sheet in foil and
pop it in the freezer
and then all you have to do
when you're ready to serve
is preheat your oven to
400 degrees Fahrenheit.
And then you can pop
your tray, don't worry
it's all cold and frozen, no problem,
just throw it in there.
And you're gonna bake from anywhere
from 30 to 35 minutes.
So I give you that range
because if you are doing it
when they're frozen, you'll want to go
probably the full 35 minutes.
If you've just put it in
your fridge overnight,
you probably will only
go 25 to 30 minutes.
Now, even if you're not
making this ahead of time,
it is a good thing to do to
pop these little pastries
in your freezer for 10 minutes
or the refrigerator for I
don't know, maybe 20 minutes.
Just because when you're working
with the puff pastry, it starts
to soften as it warms up.
If you have pastry that's not really cold
and you put it in the hot oven,
it's not gonna retain its shape.
And in fact, those apples and the juices
can kind of seep out even more.
So it is a good thing to make sure
that these little pastries
are nice and chilled
before you put them in a hot oven.
Then, when those pastries
come out of the oven
you can set them aside and
let them cool slightly.
And then in a small
bowl, you're gonna take
a tablespoon of powdered sugar
and mix together about a teaspoon,
a teaspoon and a half, you
have to kind of eyeball it,
start with a teaspoon of heavy cream.
You just want a nice sort
of runny consistency.
And then at this stage you can leave
those pastries just sitting
on your cookie sheet
and then take your
frosting that you've made
and with a fork just scoop some up
and give it a nice drizzle,
just in a sort of
zigzag, haphazard motion.
And you'll see you'll have
this beautifully glazed pastry.
And then you can transfer
them onto a serving platter
or cake stand and bring them to the table
and watch everybody ooh and ah.
And when your guests cut into these,
they are the most delicious things.
You've got that light, flaky pastry
mixed with those warm cinnamon apples
and of course the gooey glaze on top.
What could be better, right?
So if you need to impress
somebody in a flash,
in-laws, neighbors, the book
club, whoever it may be,
you need to try these little
apple cinnamon pastries.
They will surely do the trick.
All right you guys, I
hope you give it a try.
Let me know how it turns
out and I also hope
that you subscribe for more
quick and easy recipes.
I will see you back here
next week with another one.
Until then.
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