Homemade Apple Danish Pastries With Crumble Topping

Mon, 20 March 2023

Eoin Sheehan's Homemade Apple Danish Pastries With Crumble Topping

Ingredients:

• 1 package Puff Pastry Dough, (2 sheets) Thawed

For the Apple Filling:

• 4 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup granualted sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• pinch of salt
• 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
• For the Crumb Topping:
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 go cup flour

Method:

For the Apple Filling:

1. In a sauce pan, melt the butter, sugar, water, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt together. Melt over medium heat and bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes, stirring frequently, and then add in apple. Bring back to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat and let cool.

For the Crumb Topping:

1. Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter together and then mix in the flour until thick and crumbly. Set aside.

For Assembling:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Unfold one puff pastry sheet and roll out to 10x10 inches. Make 12 even strips. Connect two strips together by overlapping by a half inch and pressing together. Twist the ribbon and then snail it around itself and press the end to the rest of the dough. Place on a parchment lined pan with a spoonful of apple filling in the wells.

3. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the tops of each danish and then bake for 16-18 minutes until edges are golden. Let cool for 5 minutes and enjoy!