I thought of making these because I wanted to give a batch of them to the physiotherapists at my treatment centre. They all have been really great to me and just wanted to show them my appreciation.
I didn't really follow a specific recipe for this. I just sort of went with what I thought was right.
Makes about 15
Preheat oven to 200 celsius.
Pastry
400g all-purpose flour
130g diced cold butter
200-300ml iced water
1 lime
Filling
6 red apples - peeled and diced (I use Red Delicious apples from Washington)
200g brown sugar
1 tbsp butter
cornstarch
water
Method
1. To make pastry, rub cold butter into flour till it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
2. Add the water by the spoonfuls until it binds.
3. Add a squeeze of lime juice.
4. If it's too dry add more water or if too wet add more flour.
5. Wrap with Clingfilm and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes.
6. To make the filling, melt butter in a saucepan.
7. Put in the diced apples and cook for about 1 minute.
8. Pour in brown sugar and mix until well dissolved.
9. Mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water and pour into apple mixture.
10. Stir thoroughly to thicken the sauce.
11. Add another teaspoon of cornstarch plus water if it's still not thick enough.
12. Remove pastry dough from refrigerator and divide into portions.
13. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a square, with a thickness of about 1/8 an inch. Cut the edges to make it straight.
14. Cut into rectangles of about 5 inch x 3.5 inch.
15. Use the rolling pin to flatten each rectangle and make them a little longer.
16. Put some apple filling the middle of each rectangle.
17. Bring both top and bottom ends to the middle and fold like a pillow.
18. Brush surface with a beaten egg.
19. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
