These apple roses with puff pastry are a super easy - and elegant - pastry. Kissed with a hint of maple syrup, they're a great fall dessert!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 6Pastries
Calories: 341kcal
Author: Marie Porter
Equipment
Muffin Tin
Ingredients
Apples:
2-3Red apples
Juice of 1 lemon
2tablespoonGranulated sugar
Assembly:
¼cupGranulated sugar
1teaspoonGround cinnamon
¼teaspoonGround nutmeg
PinchSalt
1sheetPuff pastry½ package
4tablespoonMaple syrup
Instructions
Apples:
Core the apples. Thinly slice the apples, place slices in a large microwave safe bowl along with the lemon juice. Gently toss to coat.
Drain off any excess juice. Measure 2 tablespoon Granulated sugar into the bowl of apples, toss once again to coat.
Microwave on high for 3 minutes, drain well, then allow to cool.
Assembly:
Preheat oven to 375 F. Generously grease 6 muffin mold cavities with butter, and/or use a silicone pan. Set aside.
Mix together sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
Flatten out the sheet of puff pastry on a clean work surface.
Gently roll it to flatten it out a little bit - don’t squish it too hard!
Using a sharp knife or pizza wheel to cut against the length (ie: from long side to long side), cut the dough into 6 equal strips.
Brush each strip with maple syrup, then sprinkle generously with the spiced sugar.
Pour remaining spiced sugar over the cooled apple slices, gently toss to combine.
One at a time, line up apple slices along an edge of a pastry strip.
You’ll want to start at one short end, ave the skin side of each apple slice hanging about ½" off the edge of the strip, and overlap each slice by about ⅓ - ½.
Fold the bottom part of the dough up over the flat edge of the apple slices.
Starting at one end of a strip, roll the folded pastry and apples into a relatively tight spiral, keeping the folded edge of the dough level, as shown.
Gently press the loose of pastry dough into the main part of the strip, to secure.
Place in prepared cupcake tin, repeat with remaining 5 strips of pastry. Chill for 15 minutes.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and cooked through.
Remove pastries from the oven, and brush with remaining maple syrup, bake for another 5 minutes.
Allow pastries to cool for 5-10 minutes, before gently transferring each pastry to a wire rack or plate to finish cooling.
Store leftovers in an air-tight container at room temp for a day or two - best served the same day they're cooked, though.
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Notes
The sugars and syrup can caramelize in the pan, and will act as a POWERFUL glue if you allow the pastries to fully cool in the pan. Take them out while they’re still warm!