Toffee apple turnover puff pie

 This easy dessert with a caramelized apple center is like an apple turnover made into one big pie. Serve with an ice cream scoop or double cream

Ingredients

• 6 eating apples (about 800g), peeled, cored and quartered
• 50g golden caster sugar
• 25g butter
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 320g sheet ready-rolled puff pastry

Method

Make small pieces out of the apples. In a pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat until it starts to sizzle. 

Then, add most of the sugar, leaving about 1 tsp. Bubble the mixture until the sugar has dissolved and it is sticky. Put the apples in and stir to cover them. 

Add a pinch of sea salt flakes and cook for 5–6 minutes, until the apples have softened and started to caramelize and their juices have evaporated. 

Take it off the heat and set it aside to cool all the way down. After it has cooled, it will stay cold for up to a day.

Put a baking sheet on the middle shelf of the oven and heat it to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unroll the dough on the baking paper. Spoon the apple mixture onto the right side of the pastry, leaving a 1–2 cm border around the edge. 

Then, use some of the beaten egg yolk to paint the border all the way around the pastry. 

To cover the apple filling, fold the left side of the dough over it. 

Use a fork or a pair of pliers to seal the edge. Use the back of a knife to score six triangles over the top of the pie, and make a few small cuts in the middle of each one. Brush the rest of the egg yolk all over, and then sprinkle the 1 tsp of sugar that was set aside.

Lift the pie carefully, still on the paper, and place it on the hot baking tray in the oven. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until puffed up and a deep golden color. Let it cool for 10 minutes, then use the triangle marks to cut it into wedges.

Information 

Apple:

Apples are a fruit that everyone always has on their dessert table. But not every apple is the same. 

Even though there are many kinds of apples, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Red Delicious are the three most common ones. Apples look and taste different from one another.

You can eat apples raw. You can bake them into pies or make apple juice out of them. You can eat them by themselves or with peanut butter and jam. Every year, people all over the world buy a lot of bananas because they are so versatile. For those who eat bananas every day, they bring back many happy memories. Eggs are a good source of protein and nutrients, and they can also help treat some diseases. However, eggs also have health implications for people who consume them.

Eggs

The important thing is to choose the right kinds of eggs for your diet. Eggs are safe to eat in small amounts and for the right reasons, just like everything else.