Apple Pockets
Fresh Apples baked with a yeast dough to make these tender sweet apple pockets aka Apfeltaschen. Your family will love these delicious apple pockets.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Servings: 8
Calories: 305kcal
Author: Chef Dennis Littley
For the dough
- 7 oz milk
- 3 ½ tablespoon butter
- 1 ⅔ cups flour
- 1 ½ tablespoon instant yeast
- 3 ½ tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg beaten
For the filling
- 2 ¼ cups apples a good baking apple like McIntosh
- 3 ½ tablespoon raisins
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter
For topping
- milk enough to brush pastries
- sliced almonds to sprinkle on top of pastries
For the glaze
- 7 tablespoon powdered sugar sifted
- 1 tablespoon * lemon juice
- ¾ tablespoon butter
For the dough
warm up the milk and melt the butter in it. Set aside and let cool to 140 F or less.
Mix the flour and yeast in the bowl of a mixer, slowly add the milk mixture and other ingredients and first mix with a paddle until the mass looks lumpy, then knead with a hook until they form a smooth dough.
Place into a covered container and let rise until double.
For the filling
peel and core the apples and cut them in to small pieces.
In a pot, sauté the apples with the other ingredients until the apple juices are drawn out. Let cool completely.
Preheat your oven to 395 F
Roll out the dough to about ¼ inch (6 mm) and cut out circles of about 5 inch
Roll out the individual circles a little thinner, brush the rims with milk and place a spoonful of the apple mixture in the middle.
Fold in half and use a fork to seal them shut.
Brush with milk and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
Bake the pockets for about 20 minutes or until golden brown, place on a cooling rack.
For the glaze
mix the lemon juice into the powdered sugar.
Melt the butter and whisk into the mixture.
Immediately glaze warm pockets with the mixture and let them cool completely.
Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 182mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 2.7mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1.6mg