What They Are
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Pastry: Usually made with puff pastry for that light, flaky texture.
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Filling: Cooked apples mixed with sugar, cinnamon, sometimes nutmeg, and a little lemon juice.
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Shape: Typically triangular or rectangular, folded over the filling.
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Topping: Often brushed with egg wash and sometimes sprinkled with sugar or drizzled with icing.
Quick Homemade Version
Ingredients:
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1 sheet puff pastry (thawed if frozen)
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2 apples (peeled, cored, diced)
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2–3 tbsp sugar
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1 tsp cinnamon
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1 tsp lemon juice
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1 egg (beaten, for egg wash)
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Optional: powdered sugar or icing for drizzle
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
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In a bowl, mix diced apples, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice.
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Roll out puff pastry and cut into squares or rectangles.
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Spoon apple filling onto one half of each square.
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Fold pastry over to form a triangle or rectangle and seal edges (use a fork).
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Brush with beaten egg.
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Bake 20–25 minutes until golden and puffed.
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Optional: drizzle with icing or sprinkle with powdered sugar once cooled.
If you want, I can also give you a shortcut version that’s almost as good but even faster—no baking skills required. Do you want me to do that?
