Apple Almond Puff Pastry Braid by cwalde

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Apple Almond Puff Pastry Braid
Submitted by cwalde on July 14, 2004 at 5:38 pm

This is a friend's variation of a Pampered Chef recipe. She's a great German baker and Pampered Chef demonstrator. This recipe is now one of my favorites. It's easy, impressive, and delicious. She says not to tell your guests how easy that it is and to just tell them that they are worth it! It would be great with a hot beverage or even for dinner with a scoop of vanilla ice cream like I do. Hope that you enjoy! Cheryl

1 pkg puff pastry sheets, thawed
5 medium Granny Smith apples
3/4 t cinnamon
2/3 c almond Solo filling
1/4 c powdered sugar
1 egg
6 Tbsp. flour
3/4 c sugar
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray or grease a large baking stone--I've only done it on the stones but you can try it on a cookie sheet. Unfold the pastry and roll out the pastry to a 12"x18" rectangle on a 12"x18" cutting board.

Measure all dry ingredients, combining all except the powdered sugar in a 2-3 qt. bowl.

Slice, peel and core apples. [uploader: should this be core, peel, and slice?] Wedge or cut apples into uniform smaller pieces. Add apples to dry mixture. Mix well.

Mentally divide your pastry into 3 lengthwise strips. Spread 1/3 c of almond filling on the center lengthwise strip (about 3" wide) on pastry. Spoon 1/2 of apple mixture onto almond filling. With a knife or pizza cutter, cut 10 slits about 3/4" wide on each long side of pastry surrounding apple mixture.

To braid, start crossing a right strip with a left strip over the apple filling. Halfway through braiding, start at opposite end and continue till there are no more strips. Brush a beaten egg over the braided pastry. Place braid lengthwise on one side of the stone. Repeat making another braid with the remaining pastry and also place on stone alongside the other one.

Bake for 30-40 min. till puffy, flaky and golden brown. Remove from oven and place onto cooling rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut gently with a serrated knife. Serve with ice cream. Yum!

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