Apples in
Description
The pastry is made simply and quickly. If you have a sheet of puff pastry and a few apples in your refrigerator, bake a delicious and impressive homemade pastry with the cute name “apples in napkins”. Cooking is very easy, follow the step‑by‑step recipe and bake with pleasure. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Wash the apples, remove the cores from them.
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Step 3
Cut a piece from the removed cores, about 1 cm thick.
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Step 4
Insert the cut pieces from below into the apple, like a cork.
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Step 5
Finely chop the nuts.
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Step 6
Mix the sugar, nuts, and cinnamon.
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Step 7
Fill the cavities of the apples with the sugar‑nut mixture.
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Step 8
Trim about a centimeter from the side of the dough sheet.
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Step 9
Divide the dough into 4 parts.
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Step 10
Roll out each piece of dough into a square, large enough to wrap an apple in it.
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Step 11
Gather the dough ends to the center and pinch them well so they don’t open up during baking.
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Step 12
Cut leaf shapes from a strip of dough, and using the blunt side of a knife, add veins like those on leaves.
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Step 13
Place the pieces on a baking sheet, secure the "leaves" of dough.
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Step 14
Brush with a mixture of egg yolk and milk before baking.
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Step 15
Bake at a temperature of about 150 °C for 20–25 minutes, and keep an eye on your oven.
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Step 16
Before serving, dust the apples “in napkins” with powdered sugar. The result is a very tasty homemade pastry with a pleasant “surprise” inside.