Apple Brie Rosette Pastries Recipe
Delightful and elegant Apple Brie Rosette Pastries combine the sweet tartness of thinly sliced apples with creamy melted brie, all wrapped in golden, flaky puff pastry and finished with a touch of honey, chives, and flaky salt. Perfect as an appetizer or a sophisticated snack.
- Author: Clara
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8 pastries 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Apples
- 2 cosmic crisp apples (or your preferred apples)
Puff Pastry
Cheese
Others
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
- Honey (to taste)
- Chives (to taste)
- Flaky salt (to taste)
- 1 tsp salt (for soaking water)
- Flour (for dusting the board)
- Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 425°F (220°C) to ensure it’s hot enough to bake the pastries until golden and crisp.
- Prepare the apples: Core and slice the apples into very thin, uniform half-moon slices using a mandolin if possible. Ensure each slice retains some skin for color. Soak the slices in salted water (1 tsp salt per cup of water) with a bit of hot water added to soften the apples for 10 minutes. Then, thoroughly pat dry the slices to remove excess moisture.
- Roll out and cut puff pastry: Lightly flour your cutting board and roll out the half puff pastry sheet. Cut the dough into 8 equal strips, each about 7½–8 inches long and 1½–2 inches wide.
- Assemble the rosettes: Lay a puff pastry strip flat. Arrange 6-8 apple slices along the top half of the strip, skin side up, overlapped so the tops peek out of the pastry. Place a mini brie bite on its side at the top edge of the strip. Carefully roll the pastry and apples tightly around the brie bite, tucking the bottom edge underneath. Brush the rolled pastry with melted butter.
- Prepare baking tins: Brush a muffin or cupcake tin with melted butter and place each assembled brie rosette inside a cup. Drizzle the tops lightly with honey.
- Bake: Place the tin in the preheated oven and bake for 25–30 minutes until the pastry is golden and cooked through. Check around 20 minutes to monitor the browning.
- Finish and serve: Once baked, drizzle more honey over the rosettes and sprinkle with chopped chives and flaky salt to taste. Serve warm and enjoy the blend of sweet, savory, and creamy flavors.
Notes
- Soaking apples in salted water helps soften them and prevents browning.
- Use a mandolin slicer for uniformly thin apple slices which ensures even baking.
- If mini brie bites are unavailable, cut a regular brie into small pieces.
- Use a muffin tin to help maintain the rosette shape during baking.
- Adjust honey and flaky salt amounts to your taste preference.
- The pastry needs to be well buttered to achieve a golden crust.
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