Pastries Recipes - Sky Cakes Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 8

• 450g/1lb puff pastry

• 2 cooking apples (peeled, cored and diced)

• 50g/2oz butter (plus extra for greasing)

• 50g/2oz muscovado sugar

• 225g/8oz sultanas

• 50g/2oz mixed peel

• 2 teaspoons ground allspice

• 1 egg yolk (beaten)

• Icing sugar for dusting

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6.

2. Roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of 1cm/1/2in, then trim and cut into 2 equal rectangles. Put one on a lightly greased non-stick baking tray.

3. Fry the apples in the butter. When golden and starting to soften, add the muscovado sugar and toss to coat. Remove from the heat and stir in the sultanas, mixed peel and allspice.

4. Spread the mixture on to the pastry rectangle on the baking tray. Put the other rectangle on top and press down lightly.

5. Divide into 16 squares with a sharp knife, pressing nearly all the way through, and brush the tops with egg yolk.

6. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Finish by dusting with icing sugar.