Apple Ice Cream Roll recipe
Getting ready for a celebration?
Ingredients:
2 cups applesauce, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar, as needed
Whipped cream, for serving
Directions:
Line a greased 15-by-10-inch jelly-roll pan with wax paper; grease paper.
Beat eggs for 5 minutes. Gradually beat in sugar and ½ cup applesauce.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
Bake 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Sprinkle a towel with powdered sugar; onto the towel. the narrow end. Allow cake to cool completely.
Meanwhile, puree the remaining 1 ½ cups of applesauce with the remaining ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. Chill.
When ready to serve, cut the roll into slices and top each with chilled applesauce. Serve with whipped cream.
Apple and Almond Pastries recipe
Marzipan is a European almond paste used in pastries and candies. This puffed pastry recipe, it makes for a richly sweet and nutty dessert.
Ingredients:
1 pound packaged chilled puffed pastry
1 egg, lightly beaten
6 ounces marzipan
3 red apples
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon icing sugar
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 425°F.
2) Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface. Cut out 6 circles, approximately 3 inches round; place on a damp baking tray. Brush the pastry circles with the beaten egg.
3) Roll out the marzipan; cut out 6 smaller circles; approximately 2 ½ inches round. Pay on top of the pastry circles.
4) Core and quarter the apples. Slice each quarter into three slices. Arrange apples on the marzipan; brush with melted butter.
5) Bake 15 minutes, until pastry is golden. Remove from oven, sprinkle with sugar, and serve warm or cold.
