INGREDIENTS
- 2 large Kissabel apples, cored and very thinly sliced
- 60 ml cup white sugar
- 1t ground cinnamon
- 1 roll frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 60 ml melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 t confectioners' sugar (for garnishing)
METHOD
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- Place apple slices in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until slices are slightly softened, about 45 seconds. Cover the plate with plastic wrap.
- Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Roll puff pastry sheet slightly. Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut 6 rectangles. Reserve remaining pieces for another use.
- Spread melted butter over dough, and sprinkle with a generous amount of cinnamon sugar. Place apple slices along one long edge of dough, overlapping slices slightly. Fold the bottom half of dough over apple slices to form a long "folder" of dough with rounded edges of apple slices exposed. Roll from end to end to form a rose.
- Beat egg in small bowl. Brush surface of dough with egg wash. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
- Bake on the middle rack in the preheated oven until well browned, about 20-25minutes until the bottom of the rose is fully cooked. Remove apple roses from oven and finish cooling on a wire rack.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
Recipe by Mmabatho Molefe.