Apple Rose Pastry

Lets get baking with apple and puff pastry. Don't let the polished image of the pastry cheat you...it might look difficult and only comes handy for masterchef but trust me, this is one easy peasy recepi to bake off. This apple rose pastry made of softened apple slices arranged on puff pastry strips and baked on muffin tin to resemble the shape of red roses. You can bake them on individual ramekins as well to serve to you guests during a dinner party so that each will have their own individually prepared baked roses.

To soften the apples, you can use stovetop method in case, there's no microwave available. Simply, add water,apple slices and lemon juice in a pan. Cook on low for 3-4 minutes until the apple slices soften and pliable to roll. The buttery and flaky puff pastry lined with cinnamon apricot jam and topped with sweet apple slices. One can't go wrong with the combination of cinnamon and apples. Bake this gourmet apple rose pastry today and impress your family and friends.

Ingredients

2 sheets of frozen puff pastry,thawed
3 red apples
2 tbsp of lemon juice
5 tbsp apricot jam
5 tbsp water
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
2 tsbp granulated white sugar

For Dusting

1 tbsp confectioners sugar


Methods

Fill large bowl with half full of water. Add the lemon juice and stir. Keep aside.

In a small bowl add apricot jam,white sugar and cinnamon powder. Mix to combine and keep aside.

Wash and core the apples to remove the seeds. Cut the apples into thin slices.

Dump the apple slices into  surface the prepared water bowl and microwave for 4-5 minutes until the apple slices lightly soften.

Remove from the microwave and drain the water.

Dust a clean working surface with flour and using a rolling pin, roll the thawed puff pastry sheets to lightly flatten them.

Cut each pastry into 6 equal slices. Scoop apricot jam mixture onto each pastry slices.

Arrange the apple slices and fold the pastry in half lenghtwise and roll them up from one end to another.

Place rolled apple pastry in a greased 12 holes muffin tin.

Continue with the remaining apple slices and pastry sheets

Bake at 375'F or 190'C for about 40-45 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

Dust with confectioners sugar and enjoy