APPLE ROSES
1 roll puff pastry
3 to 4 apples [sweet]
1 lemon [juice]
2 tablespoons rum
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground almonds
[optional]
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 pod vanilla
raisins [optional]
1 egg
_ peel apples
_ remove seeds and cut into thin slices
_ place in a pot with water and lemon juice
_ simmer for 5 minutes
[until apples are soft enough to bend without breaking]
_ drain apples and add rum
_ roll out puff pastry and divide into 6 equal thin slices
[about three times the width of the apple]
_ preheat oven to 200°C
_ mix together sugar, cinnamon, almonds, lemon zest and scraped vanilla pod
_ spread over puff pastry
_ place apples on top half of the slices [thick apple slice side up]
_ fold pastry to cover the apples
_ now roll the pastry from one side creating a rose
[if puff pastry doesn’t stick use some egg white as glue]
_ place on a baking sheet
_ brush puff pastry with egg yolk
_ bake for 20-30 minutes
_ let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar
APFEL ROSEN
1 Rolle Blätterteig /
Strudelteig
3 bis 4 Äpfel [süß]
1 Zitrone [Saft]
2 Esslöffel Rum
3 Esslöffel Zucker
1 Teelöffel Zimt
1 Esslöffel gemahlene Mandeln
[optional]
1 Esslöffel Zitronenschale
1 Schote Vanille
Rosinen [optional]
1 Ei