Baker's apple soles
You may already be familiar with apple semelles, but here's a gourmet baker's version where the puff pastry is replaced by puff pastry (croissant dough), which is baked upside down.
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Last modified on: April 28th 2024
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 pieces, you will need:
- 1
1 1⁄3 cup Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants) - 2
4 apples - 3
0 kg 2 g brown sugar - 4
0 kg 2 g butter - 5
1 ½ tablespoon beaten egg
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 min. | 5 min. | 20 min. | 1 hour 10 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Spread 1 1⁄3 cup Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants) to a thickness of 2 or 3 mm (use spacers if you can), in a 10 cm (4") high strip.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Cut 6 cm (2.5") rectangles from the strip and set aside in the fridge.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Peel 4 apples, cut in 2, remove the core, then slice each half.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour the apple slices into a bowl and sprinkle with the melted 0 kg 2 g butter and 0 kg 2 g brown sugar.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Mix well.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet, then arrange slices of sweet and sour apples, less than the length of a pastry rectangle.
Place a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet, then arrange slices of sweet and sour apples, less than the length of a pastry rectangle.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Cover with a rectangle of pastry, pressing down on the edges to enclose the apples.
Stage 8 - 15 min.
Do this for all your pastry rectangles, using a second baking sheet if necessary.
Stage 10 - 20 min.
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, watching for browning.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Once out of the oven, using oven gloves or oven mitts, place a second baking sheet on top of the first and turn over to place the apples back on top.
Stage 12 - 1 min.
Remove the baking paper.
Stage 13 - 5 min.
Remarks
You can return the baking sheet to the oven for 5 minutes after removing the baking paper in step 12, to give the apples a more pronounced color.
Feel free to use this recipe with other fruits, depending on the season: pears, apricots, etc.
Feel free to use this recipe with other fruits, depending on the season: pears, apricots, etc.
Keeping
If possible, enjoy during the day to take full advantage of the crispness.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 17,102 Kcal or 71,603 Kj | 268 gr | 1,836 gr | 965 gr |
| 855 % | 103 % | 173 % | 146 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,555 Kcal or 6,510 Kj | 24 gr | 167 gr | 88 gr |
| 78 % | 9 % | 16 % | 13 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,850 Kcal or 11,932 Kj | 45 gr | 306 gr | 161 gr |
| 143 % | 17 % | 29 % | 24 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 pieces : 2.38 €
- Per piece : 0.40 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Raisin breads (pains aux raisins), Croissant dough apples, Mirlitons of Guipavas, Pistachio and goji pinwheels, French croissants, ... All |
 | Brown sugar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quince and apple compote, Caribbean upside-down cake, Flaky brownie brioche, Croissant dough apples, Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast pork with sage, cooked in a bag., Lime confectioner's custard (pastry cream), Sorrel soup, Arlesian Biscuits, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, ... All |
 | Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken and mushroom pie, St Tropez tart, Chouquettes, Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, 3-fruit brioche loaf, ... All |
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