Baked Apple Rolls

I made these Apple Rolls sometimes ago when I had some extra sugar crust in the  refrigerator. I wanted to make apple pie, but I was too lazy for extra works. With apple pie, I have to flatten the dough, cut them, fit them into the mold and prepare another dough for the topping to cover the pie. I decided to make the apple pie like sardine rolls. Flatten the dough into a rectangle/square, add in the filling and roll. It was the shortcut version of apple pie. 

Baked Apple Rolls

Sugar Crust
500g Flour
250g Butter
2# Egg Yolk
50g Confectioners Sugar

Filling
4# Apples - peeled, cored, diced into brunois
1 cup Brown Sugar
1 cup apple cider
1# Cinnamon Stick
Cinnamon Powder- as desired
1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup dried prune
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
50g Butter
5g Corn Starch

Crust

1. Sift flour and sugar together.
2. Rub in egg yolk and butter into the flour mixture.
3. Turn dough onto work surface and divide them into two balls (base and top crust) and flatten them. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for an hour. Take it out 10-15 minutes before use.

Filling

1. Sweat diced apple with butter, apple cider and cinnamon stick.
2. Add in dried fruits, walnut, and sprinkle cinnamon powder to your liking.
3. Sprinkle corn starch, and let the juice thicken.

Assemble

1. Preheat oven to 180 Celsius.
2. Roll one pastry on a lightly floured surface into a square/rectangle.
3. Spoon the apple filling on the pastry into a line.
4. Roll up swiss-roll style. Seal the edges with beaten egg white.
5. Place the rolls on a baking tray. Do not cut them into portion yet. The rolls would turn slightly messy if you did.
6. Brush 1# egg yolk on top of each crust.
7. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until rolls turn golden brown.
8. Let cool for an hour before cutting them into bite size for serving. I like to keep them in the refrigerator for a night before serving. It was much more easier to cut them when they're chilled.

Strawberry Cream Pie

When my little brother came back, he asked me to make him some macarons. As macarons used egg white, I was left with some egg yolks. I was planning to make some pies. Furthermore, my brother's birthday was just around the corner. So, I thought this might be a good idea to give away some pies to his friends as well.

I searched for a few pies recipe over the internet, and decided to try the strawberry cream pie which I found from The Cooking Photographer. I mean, the photo looks seriously appetizing! How can I resist the temptation from experimenting them? I decided to mix in some strawberry yogurt into the cream/filling, and they taste really, really good!

Head here for recipe: Strawberry Cream Pie

Anyway, my brother bought the pies to his office, on his birthday and look at how it end up! (He was riding his motorcycle. Can't really blame him! :))

Apple Pie

Apple pie was one of the pastry items I learned in culinary school. Well, my first class in Pastry class was on shortcrust/sugarcrust. Then, it remains as one of my favorites recipes. Sometimes, I would make them for families and friends. They would love this apple pie as the pastry is rich and crumbly. This crust recipe is my favorite. I've tried several different crust recipes, and I'd still like this one. What's your favorite crust recipes?

Apple Pie

Pie

500g Flour

250g Butter

2# Egg Yolk

50g Confectioners Sugar

Filling
3# Apples - peeled, cored, diced
200g Brown Sugar
1# Cinnamon Stick
Cinnamon Powder- as desired
100g Raisins
50g Butter
5g Corn Starch

Crust
1. Sift flour and sugar together.
2. Rub in egg yolk and butter into the flour mixture.
3. Turn dough onto work surface and divide them into two balls (base and top crust) and flatten them. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for an hour.
4. Roll one pastry on a lightly floured surface. Gently transfer them to a pie pan/mold.
5. Trim the edges of pastry to fit the mold.
6. Dock the crust with fork.
7. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator.

Filling

1. Sweat diced apple with butter and cinnamon stick.

2. Add in raisins, and sprinkle cinnamon powder to your liking.

3. Sprinkle corn starch, and let the juice thicken.

Assemble

1. Preheat oven to 180 Celsius.

2. Spoon the apple filling into the pie crust.

3. Roll half of the pastry, and cover the top of pie.

4.Trim the pastry crust and crimp the edge using your fingers or fork.

5. Dock the top of pie to allow steam to escape.

6. Brush 1# egg yolk on top of each crust.

7. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.

8. Let cool for an hour before serving.