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Cochelin d'Evreux

Name: Cochelin d'Evreux
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 2 min
Yield: 1 cochelin
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 g apple; 150 g stewed apple (compote); 20 g vanilla sugar; 150 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 20 g beaten egg

This cochelin, from the town of Evreux in Normandy, is a sort of giant apple turnover, flavoured with vanilla. It is served in slices, like a cake.

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Duration

2 hours 5 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 27^th 2026

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For 1 cochelin, you will need:

1 500 g apple
2 150 g stewed apple (compote)
3 20 g vanilla sugar
4 150 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
5 20 g beaten egg
Total weight: 840 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

35 min.

Resting

1 hour

Cooking

30 min.

All in all

2 hours 5 min.

Preparation 35 min.

Resting 1 hour

Cooking 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Peel 500 g apple, cut into chunks and mix with 150 g stewed apple (compote) and 20 g vanilla sugar.

Step 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Roll out 150 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) into a circle, mark the centre line (to know where the fold will be) and prick over half the surface.

Step 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Spread the apple filling over the pricked half of the pastry, leaving 1cm (1/2 inch) free around the edge.

Step 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Moisten the edge of the pastry with a brush.

Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

And fold the pastry over to form the cochelin.

Step 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Fold the edge inwards to seal and give a decorative finish.

Step 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Glaze the cochelin.

Step 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

You can add decorative cuts on the top with the point of a knife if you wish.

Step 9 - ⌛ 1 hour

Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 10 - ⌛ 30 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Bake the cochelin for about 30 minutes until golden brown.

Serve either warm or cold.

Remarks

This is best made with slightly tart apples, such as reine des reinettes.

Keeping: 2 or 3 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	1 g RDI=2 %	18 g RDI=7 %	6 g RDI=8 %	130 kcal RDI=7 %	546 kJ RDI=7 %
Whole recipe	10 g RDI=16 %	148 g RDI=56 %	50 g RDI=69 %	1,096 kcal RDI=55 %	4,587 kJ RDI=55 %