Appelflappen (Dutch Apple Turnovers)
Homemade Appelflappen, those Dutch puff pastry apple turnovers, are one of the most famous pastries in the Netherlands. Crispy sugared puff pastry filled with a mix of a warm and delicious apple filling with cinnamon and raisins. So easy to prepare and tasteful. This is a crowd-pleaser for sure!
Ingredients
Apple turnover filling
- 1 apple sweet
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 6 sheets puff pastry thawed, 4 x 4 inches, 10 x 10 cm
Topping
- 1 egg size S, beaten
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Apple turnover filling
- Preheat the oven to 390 °F (200 °C).
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Peel the apple, remove the core and cut into small cubes.1 apple
- Mix with the sugar, cinnamon and raisins.2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 tablespoons raisins
- Place a sheet of puff pastry in front of you and put two tablespoons of apple mixture in a corner. Keep ½ inch (1 cm) out of the side.6 sheets puff pastry
- Fold the dough in half (triangle shape).
- Press the sides of the dough with a fork so it’s closed.
- Place the apple turnover on the baking tray. Repeat until all sheets are done.
Apple turnover topping
- Brush the apple turnover with beaten egg.1 egg
- Mix in a small bowl the cinnamon and coarse sugar. Sprinkle that sugar mix on top.1 tablespoon sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Repeat for all the pastry sheets.
- Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
NOTES
1. Apples - The fresh apples are peeled and sliced into cubes. Suitable apples are Elstar, Jonagold, golden delicious, granny smith apples, or Cox. It is better not to use a golden reinette, pippin (or any other stewing apple). The texture is less tasty after baking.
2 Puff pastry - This recipe uses slices of butter puff pastry. The sheets are 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm). You could use fresh or frozen puff pastry. Make sure to thaw before use.
3. Egg - used for an egg wash. It ensures the puff pastry will bake golden brown, and the sugar will stick to the apple turnovers.
4. Oven - When using a conventional oven, set the temperature to 390 °F (200 °C). In a convection oven, 350 °F (180 °C) is enough.
5. Storage
- Freeze before baking - You can freeze the apple turnovers before you bake them in the oven. Wrap each apple turnover individually in plastic foil and put it in a freezer bag or box. Freeze for a maximum of 2 weeks. Don’t thaw them before baking, but bake them for an extra 5 minutes.
- Room temperature - You can store the apple turnovers after baking for one day at room temperature in a paper bag or airtight container. They’re even better when they are warmed just before eating them.
- Refrigerator - Don’t store them in the fridge. Because of the humidity, the structure will change, and that’s not delicious.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 83mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 58IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
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