Apple Pie Rolls
Cinnamon apples rolled in spring rolls and deep fried. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Yummy Apple Pie Rolls It is a crisp fall day and that always makes me think of apples and pumpkins. I have had making these little apple rolls on my mind for a week and they finally made it to the top of the pile today. This is a perfect dessert for 2 people or 10, just increase the number of apples you use. I used 2 apples and got 9 apple rolls. I used a Granny Smith and a Gala apple because that is what I had and I like the flavor of the gala a lot in pies especially with the crispness of the granny smith apples. Whatever apples you use just make sure they are a cooking apple. Some of the more common apples we find in grocery stores. There are many more that are good for cooking and lots of regional apples. One of favorite New England apples is a Gravenstein. Mutsu’s are becoming a little more common and it is one of my all time favorite apples for baking and cooking, it’s great raw also. Braeburn – Sauce Sweet, aromatic, tall shape, bright color Cortland – Pies, Sauces Crisp, larger than ‘McIntosh’ Fuji – Baking Sweet and juicy, firm, red skin Gala – Dried, Cider Mild, sweet, juicy, crisp, yellow-orange skin with red striping Granny Smith – Baking Moderately sweet, crisp flesh, green skin Jonagold – Pie, Sauce Tangy-sweet, Yellow top, red bottom Jonathan – Sauce Tart flesh, crisp, juicy, bright red on yellow skin McIntosh – Sauce Juicy, sweet, pinkish-white flesh, red skin Rome Beauty – Baking, Cider Mildly tart, crisp, greenish-white flesh, thick skin Winesap – Sauce, Pie, Cider Very juicy, sweet-sour flavor, winey, aromatic, sturdy, red skin Apple list from almanac.com Apple Pie Rolls Author: Mary Ellen Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 9 rolls 2 apples 3 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons water 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch spring roll wrappers oil for frying 2 apples 3 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons water 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch spring roll wrappers oil for frying Chop your apples up in tiny pieces. Add them to a small saucepan with the sugar and cinnamon. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring frequently over medium heat until apples are tender. Mix the water and cornstarch together and add to apples. Cook until thicken and take off the heat to cool. To wrap the rolls, put a heaping tablespoon in the center of the spring roll wrapper. Fold in the 2 sides. Then fold over the end closest too you and roll the mixture up tightly in the spring roll wrapper. Tuck the filling into a cylinder as you roll. Wet your finger with a tiny bit of water and seal the edge at the top to the roll. Repeat. Preheat oil to 325 degrees. Fry several at a time about 3 minutes until lightly browned. Put on a paper towel to drain. Chop your apples up in tiny pieces. Add them to a small saucepan with the sugar and cinnamon. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring frequently over medium heat until apples are tender. Mix the water and cornstarch together and add to apples. Cook until thicken and take off the heat to cool. To wrap the rolls, put a heaping tablespoon in the center of the spring roll wrapper. Fold in the 2 sides. Then fold over the end closest too you and roll the mixture up tightly in the spring roll wrapper. Tuck the filling into a cylinder as you roll. Wet your finger with a tiny bit of water and seal the edge at the top to the roll. Repeat. Preheat oil to 325 degrees. Fry several at a time about 3 minutes until lightly browned. Put on a paper towel to drain.