{"id":649,"date":"2020-12-08T07:36:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/?p=649"},"modified":"2020-12-08T07:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:36:52","slug":"apple-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/2020\/12\/08\/apple-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Debra Marmor<br \/>\nClass Year: 1980<br \/>\nCountry of Residence: United Kingdom<\/p>\n<h5>Why is this recipe great? What\u2019s its backstory?&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>I was first attracted to this recipe by the photo. It just looks so pretty. I\u2019ll admit I haven\u2019t quite mastered this one, perhaps because I\u2019m using the wrong pastry (don\u2019t have access to Pepperidge Farm puff pastry) or because I was trying to make them in mini-form. However, if you can get the pastry to do its thing (puff) and fully cook without burning the apples, they are impressive: gorgeous as well as tasty.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h5>Apple Roses<\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Serves 6. Takes approx. 2 hours.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Ingredients:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1\/2 pkg Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed<br \/>\n2 red apples<br \/>\n2 Tbsp lemon juice (from 1\/2 lemon)<br \/>\n1 Tbsp all-purpose flour, to sprinkle counter<br \/>\n3 Tbsp apricot preserves or ground cinnamon<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Instructions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thaw puff pastry at room temperature. should take ca 20-30 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepare bowl half filled with water and lemon juice.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cut apples in half, remove core; cut apples in paper-thin slices. Leave peel so will give red color to roses.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Right away, place sliced apples in bowl so won&#8217;t change color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microwave apples in bowl ca 3 minutes, to make slightly softer and easy to roll.&nbsp; If prefer, can also simmer apple slices with water in small pan on stove. Apple slices should be cooked just enough to bend without breaking. If break, need to cook a little more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unwrap puff pastry over clean, lightly floured counter.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using rolling pin stretch dough into rectangular shape ca 12&#215;9\u201d (30 x 22 cm).&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cut dough in 6 strips, each ca 2&#215;9\u201d (5 x 22 cm).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In bowl, place apricot preserves with 2 Tbsp of water.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microwave ca 1 minute (or warm up on stove) so that preserves will be easier to spread.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spread thin layer of preserves on each strip of dough.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Drain apples.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arrange apple slices on dough, overlapping one another. Make sure top (skin side) of slices sticks a little out of strip.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Sprinkle with cinnamon.) [I would call this optional]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fold up bottom part of dough.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Starting from 1 end, carefully roll dough, keeping apple slices in place.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seal edge at end, pressing with finger; place in regular muffin cup. No need to grease muffin mold if silicone. Otherwise, make sure to grease with butter and flour (or spray).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do the same for all 6 roses.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bake at 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C) ca 40-45 minutes, until fully cooked. Make sure pastry fully cooked on inside before removing roses from oven! If after 1st 30 minutes apples start to burn on top, move pan to lower rack of oven; finish baking. Can also cover loosely with aluminum foil for these last 10-15 minutes, to avoid burning top.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Source:<\/span> puffpastry.com (Pepperidge Farm)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-650\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-650 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/files\/2020\/12\/image1-300x228.png\" alt=\"Apple Roses\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/files\/2020\/12\/image1-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/files\/2020\/12\/image1-31x24.png 31w, https:\/\/new.alumnae.mtholyoke.edu\/europe\/files\/2020\/12\/image1.png 363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo source: puffpastry.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name: Debra Marmor Class Year: 1980 Country of Residence: United Kingdom Why is this recipe great? 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