Apple Roses for Mother's Day

Apple Roses 

for

Mother's Day

I have seen many things on Pinterest that just keep popping up and if I see it enough I start wanting to try it.  These beautiful Apple Roses were made by my sweet Tiffany and I on Mother's Day. I am so delighted with how they turned out that I simply had to share them my blogger friends.  If we can make these lovely desserts then I just know you can too and I will show you how...

Apples Roses

Makes 12

Materials you will need

Muffin Pan

Large Bowl

Knife

Cutting Board

One Small bowl

One Large Pot

Rolling Pin

Ingredients

Puff Pastry

4 or 5 Large Apples

or 

8 Small Apples

Apricot Marmalade

1 Lemon

Cinnamon Sugar

Flour

Powdered Sugar

1.) Wash your apples and fill your bowl with water and add the juice of one lemon.  Be care not to get the seeds in the water. 

2.) Then you need to cut up the apples.  To do this cut them in half.  Then cut out the core and make sure you get the tips at the top and bottom of each apple. 

3.) Slice them very thin and place them in the bowl of water with lemon juice. 

4.) Now you cook the apples to make them flexible.  There are two options here, you can microwave them for approximately 4 minutes or you can cook them on the stove top in boiling water until they are nice and soft. 

We put them in a pot on the stove and we were very pleased with the results.  If you have a low power microwave the stove top is the best way to cook them. 

While you are waiting for the apples to cook you can get the marmalade and the puff pastry ready. Also, now is a good time to preheat the oven to 375.

5.)  In a small bowl mix 3 parts marmalade with  2 parts water.  I used 3 tablespoons of marmalade and 2 tablespoon water.  

6.) Microwave the marmalade for 30 seconds and mix well. 

Now for the pastry...

6.) Open pastries and lay a sheet out on a surface with flour on it.  Flour the top and use a rolling pin to roll it out thin.  then cut it into 6 strips measuring about 3 inches wide each. 

Make sure your apples are cooked and pull them off the stove.  Let them cool for a few minutes and get them out and place them back into your big bowl. 

7.)  Take one strip of pastry and cover the top with a thin layer of the marmalade.   Lay the apple pieces in a line across the pastry with the red skin above the pastry line (see photos).  Then fold the bottom edge up and over the apples about half the way up, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and  and roll it up.  Then place in your muffin pan. 

Note: I have nonstick muffin pans and I did not need to use cooking spray but if you think you need use just a little. 

8.)  Place your pastries in the oven at 375  for approx. 45 minutes.  Check on the periodically. 

Optional

When they are cooled you can sprinkle them with powder sugar if you desire. 

Then sit back and enjoy...

Great with a nice cuppa tea...

A word about the recipe.  When I looked up this recipe there were so many people that had posted these and Tiffany and I kind of followed them but we tweaked it so that it worked for us. 

I just had to share my Mother's Day gift from my husband and my sweet girls.  For well over 18 years I have wanted a KitchenAid Mixer and I so wanted a pink one...

And here she is along with my new chalkboard jars. 

Isn't she beautiful...

These jars are the best.

Also in my photos today I am sharing some beautiful vintage doilies.

Happy Mother's Day 

from Tea Cottage Pretties

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Thank you ladies, I am delighted!!!

Hugs,

Beverly

Tea Cottage Pretties