Sig's Apple in Pyjamas

Name: How to cook Sig's Apple in Pyjamas - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Sigrun

Sig's Apple in Pyjamas

I love this recipe . It is simple and has a little kick , you can omit the alcohol and soak the fruit in apple or grape juice.

Ingredient

Food ration :

3 servings

90 grams

cognac, brandy or dark rum or use apple or grape juice if you don't want to use alcohol

1 tbsp

cinnamon for soaking the fruit plus three more pinches for sprinkling over the ready baked apples

3 small

puff or flaky pastry , homemade or ready bought

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

First cut your raisins in half and soak them in the brandy etc or the juice, that has been mixed with the honey and sugar and a good pinch of cinnamon. Set aside for an hour to soak

* Step 2

Preheat your oven to 180 C

* Step 3

Just before soaking time is finished peel and core the apples

* Step 4

Roll out your pastry, not to thin , youndont want it to rip, and cut it into 3 squares large enough to cover the apples completely with a small overhang .

* Step 5

Place one apple on each square and fill with raisins , reserving a few with the soaking fluid for later ,make sure that you squeeze out the fruit a little so that it is not to wet, as it will make the pastry go to soggy.

* Step 6

Now slit on two opposite sides for about one inche apart all along but no deeper than the apple is tall

* Step 7

Fold the pastry with the middle bit of opposite pastry to cover the hole, now fold the rest of the pastry to make a little bag around the apple with a frill at the top. Make sure that the pastry does not break .

* Step 8

Mix the egg yolk and milk and brush the little apple purses with it

* Step 9

Bake for about 35-45 minutes depending on thickness of pastry and size of apple . Ensuring that the apple is Al dente to soft but that the pastry is golden brown and not burned