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Apples in Puff Pastry or Shortcrust Pastry

4 servings

Ingredients

• Apples (tender, medium-sized) (as needed)
• Almonds (finely chopped) (a little)
• Raisins (small) (a little)
• Sugar (a little)
• Puff pastry or shortcrust pastry (as needed)
• Egg yolk (for brushing) (a little)
• Sugar (for sprinkling) (a little)

Instructions

1. Peel tender, medium-sized apples and remove the core with a corer.
2. Fill the cavity with a mixture of finely chopped almonds, small raisins, and sugar.
3. Cut the thinly rolled dough into square pieces, brush with egg yolk, place the apples on top, fold the four corners over, and press firmly together at the top, closing the sides as well.
4. Place on a baking sheet and bake until golden yellow in a fairly hot oven.
5. Sprinkle with fine sugar and glaze with a glowing shovel.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.