Description
Don’t worry, this edible bouquet of roses is way easier than it looks, thanks to a simple rolling trick. Recipe courtesy brett long.
Ingredients
- Butter
- Lemons, Juice Of
- Red Apples
- Apricot Preserves
- Pastry Dough
- Granulated Sugar
Instructions
- 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 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