Easiest Apple Roses
"Don’t worry, this edible bouquet of roses is way easier than it looks, thanks to a simple rolling trick. Recipe courtesy Brett Long."
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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10 roses
ingredients
- butter, for greasing pan
- 2 lemons, juice of
- 2 large red apples
- 3 tablespoons apricot preserves
- 1 (17 ounce) box of puffy pastry dough
- 2 1⁄2 tablespoons granulated sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 10 cups in a standard 12-cup muffin tin. Set aside.
- In a medium pot, combine 8 cups water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over high-heat and reduce to a brisk simmer.
- Cut the apples in half. Remove core and cut apples crosswise into paper-thin slices. Transfer slices to simmering acidulated water. Cook until slices bend easily, about 3-4 minutes. They be soft enough to bend but not break when rolled. Drain and transfer to a plate or small baking sheet.
- Combine apricot preserves and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. If apricot preserves is very firm, transfer to microwave and heat gently, stirring at 15-second intervals, until mixture is well-combined and smooth. Set aside to cool.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll pastry to 16” x 10”, with the long side parallel to the bottom edge of the work surface. Using a pizza cutter, cut dough in half vertically, and then horizontally, at 2-inch intervals. You should have ten 2” x 8” strips.
- Brush one strip with apricot mixture. Arrange apple slices, round side up, on top portion of dough strip, slightly overlapping one another. Each slice should look like an upside-down U, with its rounded, skin-on edge sticking out over the top edge of the dough. Fold the bottom half of the dough up to meet the top half, and press lightly to seal.
- Starting from one end, carefully roll dough, keeping the apple slices in place. Seal the edge at the end with apricot mixture, and place into prepared muffin tin. Repeat with remaining strips. Sprinkle granulated sugar on top of each rose, about ¾ teaspoon each.
- Transfer muffin tin to oven and bake until golden and pastry is cooked through, about 50 minutes. Carefully remove roses and let cool on a rack before serving.
Questions & Replies
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Do these roses have to be served warm ? THANK YOU
Reviews
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Just as easy as it looked in the video, and every bit as tasty. I've made them twice now, and been asked for the recipe 3 times! I'd prefer to make my own puff pastry, but thought I'd start with the recipe as written first few times. ;) -
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Can I substitute another preserve.?or use apple jelly?
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Easiest recipe ever!
Tweaks
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My daughter has a gazillion food allergies, so I made this completely allergen free (gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free)!!! I used olive oil instead of butter, and made my own dough with King Arthur’s gluten-free all-purpose flour, substituting applesauce instead of eggs and water instead of milk.
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