Apple Envelope
- Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 3medium baking apples, tart or sweet
- 1/4cup raisins
- 2tablespoons honey
- 1teaspoon ground allspice
- Pastry for a single 9-inch piecrust
- Milk
- Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F. Grease a large baking sheet.
- Peel, core and cut the apples into 1/4-inch slices. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the apples with the raisins, honey and allspice.
- Roll out the pastry to a circle approximately 10 inches in diameter. Spoon the applemixture over half the dough, leaving a 1-inch border.
- Fold the other half over the apples; moisten the edges with milk, and seal. Crimp the edges with the tines or the handle of a fork.
- Place on the baking sheet, brush with milk, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 45 minutes.
Tip: If you’re in a rush, opt to use a frozen puff or phyllo pastry. The flavorings are all very basic. If you like, you can add 1/2 teaspoon each of ground nutmeg and ginger; replace the allspice with 1 teaspoon cinnamon; or add grated orange or lemon zest.
Reprinted with permission of Olwen Woodier’s The Apple Cookbook (Storey Books, 2001), courtesy of the U.S. Apple Association
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 810
- Fat 30g
- Saturated Fat 11g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 480mg
- Carbohydrate 137g
- Fiber 10g
- Protein 5g