if you love pastries, you'll love this 3-Ingredient Apple Danish recipe. It's a simple and quick way to make a scrumptious pastry that captures the flavor of Danish cuisine. All you need are puff pastry, apples, and baker's sugar.
This recipe uses fresh apples that are cooked with sugar and wrapped in puff pastry. The result is a flaky and tender pastry that has a sweet and fruity filling. You can enjoy it warm from the oven, or store it in the fridge and reheat it later.
This 3-Ingredient Apple Danish is perfect for breakfast or a snack. You can pair it with your favorite drink, such as coffee or milk, for a satisfying taste. You can also add some extra toppings, such as vanilla ice cream or caramel sauce, for more indulgence. Or, you can serve it with some fresh fruit or a green salad for a balanced meal.
How to Make a 3-Ingredient Apple Danish
Ingredients:
- 2 sheets of puff pastry
- 2 medium-sized apples, peeled, cored, and quartered
- 1/3 cup of baker's sugar, plus extra for dusting
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Peel, core, and quarter the apples. Simmer them in a saucepan with enough water to cover them, over medium heat for about 4 minutes, or until they are slightly soft. Drain the water, stir in the sugar, and let the apple mixture cool.
3. Cut each sheet of puff pastry in half, and then cut each half into three rectangles. You should have six pieces in total.
4. Wet the edges of one pastry rectangle, spoon some of the apple mixture on top, and then cover it with another pastry rectangle, with some slits cut on it. Press the edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining pastry and apple mixture to make six apple parcels.
5. Sprinkle some extra sugar on top of each parcel and place them on the prepared baking tray.
6. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden and puffy.
7. Enjoy your 3-Ingredient Apple Danish while warm, or store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two days. Reheat them in the oven for a few minutes before serving.
Tips for Making a 3-Ingredient Apple Danish
- You can use any type of apples you like, but tart ones, such as Granny Smith, work well with the sweetness of the sugar and pastry.
- You can also add some cinnamon, nutmeg, or lemon zest to the apple mixture for more flavor.
- You can use a pizza cutter or a sharp knife to cut the puff pastry easily.
- You can make the apple mixture ahead of time and store it in the fridge until you are ready to assemble the pastries.
- You can freeze the unbaked apple parcels for up to a month and bake them from frozen, adding a few mo.