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Foodie Friday: Apple turnover

This week’s recipe is brought to us by Winning Appliances culinary expert Chloe Skipp.

Apple turnover

Stay cosy this winter with this mouthwatering apple turnover recipe.

  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 5 Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored, and finely diced)
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 lemon ((grated zest))
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 packet frozen Careme butter puff pastry
  • 1 egg yolk (lightly whisked)
  1. In a small frying pan over medium heat, melt butter until slightly golden and foaming.

  2. Add apples and brown sugar and increase the heat to high. Cook for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and slightly thickened into a syrup.

  3. Place a sieve over a bowl and drain the apple mixture. Set aside ½ of the mixture, and place the remaining mixture and syrup in a blender and process until smooth.

  4. Place the puree back into the pan and fold through the remaining apple mixture, lemon zest and juice and set aside to cool.

  5. Take out pastry from the freezer and slightly defrost. Using a 12cm round cutter, cut 6 rounds and place 1½ tbsp of the apple mixture in the centre of each round. Fold in half and pinch together the edges. Brush with egg yolk and using a sharp knife, score diagonal lines in the pastry (like a sunset), slicing the pastry ¾ through. Place in the fridge for 1 hour or overnight. Reserve any leftover egg yolk and place in the fridge.

  6. Preheat oven to 210°C (190°C fan-forced) with 30% steam. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Remove pastries from the fridge and brush with remaining egg yolk once more, make two small holes in the long edge of pastry and cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

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Foodie Friday: Caramel Kanzi pie

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This recipe for deep dish caramel apple pie was created by Panaceas Pantry for Kanzi Apples and is vegan unless you substitute the ingredients in brackets.

Ingredients

  • 3 sheets puff pastry
  • 8 Kanzi apples
  • 1/2 cup (110g) vegan butter (or any butter)
  • 1 Tbsp tapioca flour
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) water
  • 1 cup (180g) coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
  • 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup (40g) almond meal 

Method

1. Peel the apples, then cut in half and core. Cut the apples into 4mm slices, and set aside. 

2. Heat a large pot over a medium flame then add the butter. Cook for a few minutes, until the butter is melted and becomes frothy. Add tapioca flour and stir to form a paste. Immediately add sugar, water, spices and sliced apples and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the apples begin to soften and the mix becomes fragrant. Ensure you stir regularly. Turn off heat and allow to cool completely, around 45 minutes. 

3. Preheat oven to 220C. Line the bottom and sides of a deep dish pie pan with pastry. Pour the almond meal into the base and spread evenly, then top with the cooled apple mixture. Cover the pie with the remaining pastry, in a lattice decoration or if you prefer just solid pastry (make 3 cuts in the top if you do this). Crimp the sides of the pie, then brush the top with milk and sprinkle with raw sugar (optional).

4. Bake for 15 minutes, then turn the oven down and bake for a further 40-45 minutes. The pie will brown on top, so if you prefer to avoid this, bake covered with foil for the first 30 minutes. The pie is done when the filling begins to bubble through the lattice.

Serve while hot with vanilla ice-cream. 

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Foodie Friday: Apple tart

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With a dollop of cream and a cup of tea, this delicious treat is perfect for morning tea.

Ingredients

For the base
150 grams of soft butter
30 grams of sugar
60 grams of icing sugar
30 grams of ground walnuts
A pinch of salt
1 egg
250 grams of flour

For the glaze
85 grams of sugar
3 eggs
125 single cream
Zest of one unwaxed lemon
5 apples

Method

To make the tart dough, cream the butter in the mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar, icing sugar, walnuts and salt. Stir in the egg, carefully add the flour and work everything together to make a smooth dough. Form into a ball, wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge overnight.

Roll out the dough evenly on a lightly floured surface and place into a 28 cm diameter tart dish. Press down the edges using your fingers and cut off any excess dough using a knife.

Wash and halve the apples. Cut the apples into thin slices.

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees top/bottom heat (fan 175 degrees). Arrange the apple slices on the dough in rings.

To make the glaze, whisk the sugar, eggs, cream and lemon zest together well in a bowl. Spread evenly over the apple slices. Place into the oven and bake for around 35-40 minutes.

Served on Villeroy & Boch’s Artesano Original collection.