Puff pastry envelopes with apples

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Puff pastry has the most delicate and exquisite taste. You can make any flour products from it: stuffed pies, Hungarian cheesecakes, cakes, cookies, pasties and even pizza.

Any housewife will be able to please her family with surprisingly tasty envelopes or puff pastry corners. Meat, cottage cheese, cheese, cream, fresh or frozen fruits and berries, as well as a combined composition are suitable for the filling.

The most simple and affordable dish is puff pastry envelopes with apples and cinnamon. And if you buy ready-made dough at the same time, then the whole process will take a little more than half an hour.

However, there are housewives who are ready to sacrifice time to get delicious air puffs of their own making. Real puff pastry, which is prepared in several stages, turns out to be the most tender and tasty, but takes too much time from the hostess. But it's worth it!

Classic puff pastry

To prepare such a yeast-free dough, you will need the following products: flour - 400 g, butter - 400 g, cold water - 1 cup, egg - 1 yolk, vodka (vinegar) - 10 drops, s alt.

Pour flour on the table in a slide, makedeepening it, pour in water, add the yolk, vodka (vinegar), s alt. Knead the dough and place it in the refrigerator for half an hour. Rinse the oil under cold water and blot with a napkin.

Roll out chilled dough to the thickness of a finger. Cut the cold butter into thin slices and place on the dough layer in an even layer. Wrap the edges on four sides and pinch so that the oil is inside.

Roll out the dough again, fold in half, place in the cold for a quarter of an hour. Then take it out, repeat the rolling process, bend again and put in the refrigerator. Repeat 4 times. The dough is ready.

To make puff pastry envelopes light and airy, it is recommended to use good quality butter. When rolling out, you need to drive the rolling pin in one direction - away from you. The oil should be evenly distributed inside the dough so that the layer is the same thickness in all places.

Instant puff pastry

The previous recipe is used today by a few. To make puff pastry envelopes, most housewives use a different time-saving recipe.

For a quick option you will need: flour - 3-4 cups, chilled margarine (or butter) - 300 g, water - 4/5 cups, egg - 1 pc., vinegar - 1 teaspoon, s alt.

Pour the flour onto a cutting board. Cold butter (margarine) cut into thin pieces and put in flour. Chop with a knife until crumbs are obtained and form a slide in which you need to make a recess.

Pour in water, add egg, vinegar and s alt. Knead the dough until smooth and place in the refrigerator for 40 minutes.

How to make puff pastry envelopes with apples

Peel apples, cut into squares, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. You can add cranberries if you like. Roll out and cut into squares puff pastry. Put the apples on the layers of dough, connect the corners and pinch. Place on a baking sheet and sprinkle with powdered sugar on top. Put in a hot oven for half an hour.

To make apple puff pastry even faster, you can bake one large pie. Roll out the dough into a square shape and cut in half. Peel apples, grate, add chopped nuts or dried fruits, put on one half of the dough, sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar. Cut the free half of the dough in several places and cover the apples. Place the cake on the hot baking sheet and bake for about 25-30 minutes. Bon appetit!