Apple Rose Tartlets
Servings: 12 tartlets
Tools you'll need:
- 12 cup muffin pan (see equipment suggestions on blog page)
Beautiful and easy to make, these little apple pies are perfect for entertaining friends and family.
INGREDIENTS LIST
- 2 packs readymade puff pastry (or my flaky pastry)
- 2 tbsp plain flour (all-purpose) (to sprinkle the counter)
- 4 whole apples (use your favourite)
- 1/2 whole lemon (juiced)
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp icing sugar (US powdered sugar) (for decorating)
Preparation
- If you want to use my flaky pastry instead of puff pastry, check the link at the top of this blog post for the recipe.
- Apples: Prepare a medium heat-proof bowl and squeeze the lemon juice inside it. Cut the apples in half and remove the core using a teaspoon spoon. Leave the skins on.Using a mandolin or a shape knife, cut the apples into thin slices about 3mm (1/8-inch) thick. We won't be using the first couple of slices at the ends, these can be discarded. Toss the sliced apples in the bowl with lemon, so that they don't brown.
- Cover the bowl with cling film and microwave for about 3 minutes, to make them slightly softer and easier to roll.Alternatively, place them over a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes on the stove. The apple slices should be cooked just enough to bend without breaking.
- Pastry: Lightly dust your work surface with flour.Unwrap the readymade pastry and cut out rectangles, each one being 24 x 5cm (10 × 2 inches), until you have 12 strips in total.If using my flaky pastry, divide the dough in half and roll out one half into a 24 x 30cm (10 × 12 inches) rectangle 3mm thick. Cut the dough into six rectangles, each one being 24 x 5cm (10 × 2 inches). Repeat with the other dough until you have 12 strips in total.
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan / 350°F / Gas 4.
- Lay one strip on the work surface in front of you and brush with egg wash.
- Mix the sugar and the cinnamon together and sprinkle over the pastry with the egg wash and then arrange 10 apple slices along half of the strip overlapping each other.
- Fold over the bottom part of the pastry tightly and press down firmly.
- Gently roll up the pastry strip until it looks like a rose and then place it in a greased muffin tin.
- Do the same for all the remaining 11 roses.
- Baking: Place on the middle shelf for about 40-45 minutes, until dough is fully cooked.
- Let rest for 5 minutes after removing from the oven, then dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold.
Notes & Tips
- Avoid over cooking the apple slices - they need to just be pliable enough to not break when rolling them up with the pastry.
