Jans French Pastry Apple Slices Recipes

FRENCH APPLE GALETTES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Unfold the sheets of puff pastry and cut each sheet into quarters. Place the pastry pieces on the prepared sheet pans and refrigerate while you prepare the apples.
• Peel the apples and cut them in half through the stems. Remove the stems and cores with a sharp knife and a melon baler. Slice the apples crosswise in 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place overlapping slices of apples diagonally across each piece of pastry and place a slice of apple on each side. Sprinkle the full 3/4 cup of sugar over all the pastry pieces and dot with the butter.
• Bake for 40 minutes, until the pastry is browned and the edges of the apples start to brown. Rotate the pan once during cooking. If the pastry puffs up in one area, cut a little slit with a knife to let the air out. Don't worry! The apple juices will burn in the pan but the galettes will be fine! When the galettes are done, heat the apricot jelly together with the Calvados and brush the apples and pastry completely with the jelly mixture. Loosen the galettes with a metal spatula so they don't stick to the paper. Allow to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.

JAN'S FRENCH PASTRY APPLE SLICES

Steps:

• Crust:.
• Sift flour and salt, then cut in shortening.
• Blend eggs, water, and lemon juice together.
• Sprinkle over flour mixture a little at a time and stirring lightly with a fork.
• Divide dough, 2/3 for lower crust and 1/3 for upper crust.
• Roll out lower dough to cover bottom and sides of 9x13 pan.
• Apple Filling:.
• Peel apples and cut into very thin slices.
• Mix all ingredients.
• Place onto of lower crust.
• Roll out top crust and place on top, crimping top and lower edges together.
• Slash upper crust for air escape.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Once it is almost cool, you can make a thin vanilla icing with milk and powdered sugar, and frost the top.

APPLE SLICE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk 2 cups flour and salt together in a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender or a fork until crumbly.
• Whisk water, eggs, and lemon juice together in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture until dough forms a ball. Split dough into halves; roll each half into about a 9x13-inch rectangle. Press 1 rectangle into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place apple slices in a large bowl; add sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, and cinnamon. Toss apples to coat; spread over crust. Cover apple filling with remaining crust, piecing together any scraps to cover any holes. Cut several slits into top crust for ventilation while cooking.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are browned and crisp, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool to room temperature before cutting into squares, about 30 minutes.