Super creative and fun after school activity for the kids! Recipe is very simple and you will be thrilled with the end result!
Ingredients:
½ package of frozen puff pastry dough sheets (freezer section)
2 red delicious apples
2 tbs. of freshly squeezed lemon
3 tbs. of flower for dusting counter
3 tablespoons (roughly) of apricot preserves
Directions:
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Thaw puff pastry at room temp. (this is about 20-30 minutes)
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Prep a bowl of cold water with the lemon juice (this is for the apples after you slice them so they do not brown)
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Cut an apple in half and take out the core, but leave the skin of the apple on. Slice apples paper thin, I used a knife, but a mandolin would be ideal.
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Place apple slices into bowl of water and lemon juice.
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Place bowl of sliced apples in microwave for 2-3 minutes on high to soften them a bit. They should be bendable, if they snap in half, then they are not soft enough, but you also don’t want them falling apart into mush.
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Unwrap the puff pastry dough and roll out the dough out into 6 strips about 2 x 9 inches.
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In a small bowl, place 3 tbs of apricot preserves in about 2 tbs of water and microwave for a minute and spread a thin layer of preserves on each strip of dough. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and drain the apples into a colander.
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Arrange apples on the dough overlapping one another, making sure that the apples are sticking a little bit above the dough.
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Fold up bottom part of dough, and starting from one end, roll the dough carefully, while keeping the apples from sliding out. (apricot preserves make them a little slippery!) Place each one into a greased muffin tin, or if using silicone, you won’t have to.
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Bake for about 40-45 minutes. If the tops are browning too fast, bring the oven rack lower. When they are done, sprinkle a dusting of powdered sugar on the top! They are best when warm and crispy, but you can also store them for about 3 days in fridge.
