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Apple Napoleons

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 tablespoons sugar
1 sheet from 1 box (17 1/4 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
All-purpose flour, for work surface
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut lengthwise into 1/3-inch-thick wedges
2 cups sweetened whipped cream

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar. Place the pastry on a lightly floured work surface. Sprinkle evenly with 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon mixture. Carefully roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out eight 3-inch squares, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with more parchment and another baking sheet. Chill in freezer until firm, about 15 minutes.

    Step 2

    Bake pastry in oven until crisp and lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Remove top parchment and baking sheet. Transfer, with bottom parchment, to a wire rack, and let cool.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat until foam subsides. Add the apples; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Add the remaining cinnamon mixture. Cook until the apples are tender but not falling apart. Let cool completely.

    Step 4

    To assemble, top the pastry with whipped cream then apples; repeat with another layer of each. Serve immediately.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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