Description
Flaky pastry roses filled with sweet cinnamon apples make an elegant dessert perfect for holidays or special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 medium or 3 small red apples
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 lb or 2 sheets of puff pastry (thawed according to package instructions*)
- All-purpose flour (for dusting)
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
- 3 Tbsp apricot preserves or apple jelly
- Powdered sugar (optional for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and butter or spray a 12-count muffin tin. Stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
- Slice each apple into 1/16-inch thin slices, then microwave with lemon juice until flexible. Drain and pat dry.
- On a floured surface, roll one sheet of puff pastry to 1/8-inch thickness and cut into six 2×10-inch strips.
- Brush each strip with melted butter, sprinkle cinnamon sugar, arrange overlapping apple slices along the top edge, and brush with preserves.
- Fold the bottom of each strip over the apple slices, then carefully roll into rose shapes and place in the muffin tin.
- Brush the tops with remaining butter, sprinkle cinnamon sugar, and bake for 40 minutes until golden. Cool, dust with powdered sugar, and serve.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12 servings
- Calories: 286 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 97 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
