Create a homemade dessert as delicious as it is beautiful with this Apple Roses recipe by Manuela of Cooking with Manuela. Perfect for fresh-picked apples in the fall, a stunning Thanksgiving dinner addition, or a small holiday brunch. They taste like apple pie and are made with sweet apples, apricot preserves, lemon juice, cinnamon, and flaky Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry. Sprinkle with a light dusting of powdered sugar to finish off your new favorite treat.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 package Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed
- 2 red apple (I used Red Delicious- Manuela)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon)
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, to sprinkle the counter
- 3 tablespoons apricot preserves or ground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
- Thaw the puff pastry at room temperature if you haven't done so yet. It should take about 20-30 minutes.
- Prepare a bowl half filled with water and the lemon juice. Cut the apples in half, remove the core and cut the apples in paper-thin slices. Leave the peel so it will give the red color to your roses. Right away, place the sliced apples in the bowl so that they won't change color.
- Microwave the apples in the bowl for about 3 minutes, to make them slightly softer and easy to roll. If you prefer, you can also simmer the apple slices with the water in a small pan (on the stove). The apple slices should be cooked just enough to bend without breaking. If they break, you need to cook them a little more.