CAGED APPLE PUFF PASTRY RECIPE BY TASTY

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Caged Apple Puff Pastry Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: puff pastry, apples, butter, cinnamon, sugar, egg wash

Provided by Julie Klink

Categories     Desserts

Yield 4 pastries

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
2 apples, peeled,cored and halved
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon sugar
1 egg wash

Steps:

  • Cut the puff pastry into 9 equal squares.
  • Taking one of the squares, make 5 equal 1-inch (2 cm) cuts on 2 sides of the square.
  • Make 3 vertical 1-inch (2 cm) cuts in between the edge of the uncut side and the 2 slits on the cut sides.
  • Make 2 vertical 1-inch (2 cm) cuts under the top slit and above the bottom slit.
  • Repeat this pattern until you have 6 rows with 3 cuts and 5 rows with slits and 2 cuts. Set aside
  • Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
  • Take another square place one of the apple halves in the center, peeled side facing up. Brush egg wash on each side of the square around the apple.
  • Combine the butter, cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Brush over the apple until it is completely coated.
  • Take the other cut square of dough and stretch it over the apple, your cut should look like holes in the dough.
  • Pinch the bottom of the dough together until it is sealed.
  • Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 487 calories, Carbohydrate 48 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 14 grams

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