Apple Roses
Elegant apple rose pastries made with thinly sliced apples rolled in puff pastry with fruit preserves. A stunning dessert that looks impressive but is surprisingly simple to make.
40 mins
40 mins
Ingredients
Equipment Needed
- microwave safe bowl
- pizza wheel
- muffin tin
Ingredients
Equipment Needed
- microwave safe bowl
- pizza wheel
- muffin tin
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 375°F.
- 2
Prepare apple slices
Put apple slices in microwave safe bowl. Fill bowl with water and juice from half a lemon. Use enough water to make sure apple slices are covered by water.
- 3
Soften apples
Microwave for 3 minutes. This will soften the apple slices and make them more pliable for rolling up.
- 4
Roll out pastry
Flour your board and roll out the puff pastry enough to make 6 strips at 3 inches wide, using pizza wheel.
- 5
Prepare preserves
In a bowl mix your favorite fruit preserves with a couple tablespoons of water.
- 6
Spread preserves
Spoon out the preserves in the center of the strip of puff pastry.
- 7
Arrange apple slices
Place the apple slices long ways halfway on the strip. Keep adding slices until you reach the end.
- 8
Fold pastry
Fold the puff pastry over the bottom of the apple slices.
- 9
Roll and place
Roll up the puff pastry and place in a greased muffin tin.
- 10
Bake
Bake the apple roses for 35-45 minutes until golden brown.
- 11
Cool
Pull out of oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Cook's Notes
Beautiful presentation dessert perfect for special occasions. The apple slices are arranged to look like rose petals when rolled up in puff pastry. Can substitute different fruit preserves like red plum for variety.
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