Appelgebak

==Description==
Apple tarts. A lovely mixture of puff pastry and mincemeat (a mixture of apple, raisins, cinnamon and sugar).
== Ingredients ==
* 430 g frozen puff pastry (defrosted)
* 225 g mincemeat (finely chopped apples, raisins, cinnamon and sugar, mixed to taste)
* 1 large sour apple
* 1 beaten egg
* icing sugar
== Directions ==
# Put half the pastry out on a worktop dusted with flour and roll out to a square of 15 x 30 cms, about ½ – 1 cm thick.
# Put the pastry on a baking sheet.
# Spread the mincemeat over the pastry, leaving about 2,5cms at the edge.
# Peel, core and slice the apple.
# Put the slices in overlapping rows over the mincemeat.
# Make sure the edges are straight and brush the edges with the beaten egg.
# Roll the other half of the pastry out as above, fold it double lengthwise.
# Make 2,5 cm cuts in the fold, about ½ cm apart.
# Make sure the cut goes through the fold.
# Open the folded dough and put it on top of the filling.
# Press the edges of the top and bottom together firmly.
# Brush the top with the beaten egg and bake for 10 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 220°C.
# After 10 minutes lower the heat and bake for 10 minutes at 190°C, or until golden brown.
# Leave to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes and move to a plate with a wide flat spatula.
# Dust with icing sugar and serve when fully cooled.
Category:Pie Recipes