Appleberry Peach Strudel Style Pastry Food

PUFF PASTRY APPLE AND RAISIN STRUDEL

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, toss the sliced apples with the lemon juice until the apples are thoroughly coated. Add the raisins, 1/4 cup sugar, and the 2 tablespoons cold cubed butter and toss well. Set aside.
• Lightly dust the counter or work surface with flour. Lay the puff pastry on top and dust the rolling pin with additional flour. Gently roll the puff pastry to 1/8-inch thickness.
• Spread the apple and raisin mixture over the bottom half of the puff pastry square leaving about 1-inch of space along the side edges. Fold the top half of the puff pastry over and pinch to seal the edges together.
• Brush the entire strudel with the melted butter and then sprinkle with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Using a serrated knife, make 3 diagonal slits across the top of the strudel.
• Place the strudel on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes, rotating halfway through cooking, until the pastry is puffed and golden brown.

PEACH COBBLER PIE

Steps:

• For the pie filling: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Fit the pie crust into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate, place a piece of parchment paper on top and fill with pie weights or dried beans.
• Parbake the pie crust for 5 minutes, remove from the oven and cool.
• Combine the peaches, cornstarch, brown sugar, granulated sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl and toss to mix well. Transfer the peach mixture to the pie crust.
• For the cobbler topping: In a food processor, combine the flour, butter, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar, Pulse until the mixture is grainy with pea-size chunks of butter, about 30 seconds. Do not over process or the topping will become runny. Add the buttermilk and pulse 2 to 3 more times to combine.
• Dot the topping over the top of the pie filling. Do not make the dots too big or they will not cook through. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar over the top.
• Bake the pie until the edges of the crust are golden brown, the cobbler topping is cooked through and the fruit is tender, 40 to 50 minutes. If the pie crust browns before the cobbler topping is cooked through, cover the edges with foil and continue baking.

MOCK FRUIT STRUDEL WITH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat and stir in apples, raisins, and golden raisins. Saute for about 5 to 7 minutes until they begin to caramelize. Add pears, peaches, vanilla, cinnamon, and brown sugar and cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• If phyllo was defrosted, make sure it is completely defrosted before handling it. Once removed from package, you will need to cover phyllo with waxed paper and a damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Working with 1 sheet at a time, lay out a dough sheet on a baking sheet and brush on butter. Lay another sheet on top and butter again, repeating for all the phyllo sheets, until you have a stack of 10. Start another stack of 10 on a separate baking sheet and butter in between each sheet in the same way.
• Fold cubed pound cake and bread crumbs into the fruit mixture. (This will absorb enough of the moisture to prevent the phyllo from breaking down.)
• Spread the fruit mixture evenly over each stack of prepared phyllo and gently roll up the dough from the longest side, folding the ends shut as you go. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake in oven until golden brown, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
• Serve at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and warm caramel sauce.