Braided Apple Puff Pastry
Calories: 10
Adjust Servings Here: 6 servings
Description
If you love apple pie, you are going to love this apple puff pastry, which I like to call braided apple strudel. With my method, you will have no soggy pastry or apple juices wasted on the baking pan. A simple, easy, and impressive dessert any time of the year.
Ingredients
Makes 1 x Braided puff pastry
- 1 sheet (1 sheet) Puff pastry
Apple pie filling
- 3 large Apples diced
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Cinnamon powder
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg fresh grated
- 2 tbsp Sugar plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tbsp All purpose flour
Plus
- ½ Egg or Milk to brush before baking
Instructions
Prep
- Apples - Peel, core, and slice the apples into small cubes.3 large Apples
- Apple pie filling - In a large saucepan, combine the apples with salt, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, and flour. Combine well. Cook over medium heat until all the juices have evaporated and you have a thickened apple mixture. Let cool completely.1/4 tsp Salt, 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder, 1/4 tsp Nutmeg , 2 tbsp Sugar , 1 tbsp Lemon juice, 1 tbsp All purpose flour, ½ Egg or Milk
- Puff pastry - Roll a sheet of puff pastry into a rectangle about 13 x 9 inches. Mark the puff pastry sheet into three lengthways so it will give you three panels. Keep chilled.1 sheet Puff pastry
Assemble
- Preheat the oven to 400°F / 200°C/ Gas Mark 6
- Filling - Place the cooled apple filling evenly in the center of the marked puff pastry.
- Strips - Using a sharp knife or pizza wheel, cut slanting strips along both sides of the pastry.
- Overlap - Braid the pastry by crossing the strips diagonally over the filling, overlapping each other (see video). When you reach the end, you can overlap any excess strips or cut them off.
- Bake - Brush the pastry with egg wash or milk and sprinkle sugar. Bake in the oven for about 30 to 35 minutes until the top is crisp and golden brown.
- Serve at room temperature or warm on its own or with a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream.
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