Apple Shortcrust Pastry Buns
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Shortbread buns with apples and lemon juice have a pleasant sweet‑tart flavor. Preparation: Peel the apples and remove the cores, cut into pieces. Place them in a pot, add lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Simmer for 4 minutes, then let cool. In a bowl combine flour, almonds, the remaining butter, sugar, salt and the egg. Knead the dough and shape it into a ball. Wrap the dough in plastic film and refrigerate for 1 hour. Grease a bun pan with butter. Roll out 2/3 of the chilled dough into a sheet 1/2 cm thick. Cut circles and place them into the depressions of the pan. Fill each depression with the apple filling. Roll out the remaining dough into a sheet 1/2 cm thick, cut circles and cover the apples with them. Put the pan in the oven and bake at 175 °C for 30 minutes. Serve cooled or slightly warm.