I love the fall! Well actually, I could hold on to the warm days and nights of summer however, the flavours of apples, squash and pumpkin are what I dream of.
This is the first year we have had our apple trees in production and I am having so much fun tasting the different kinds of apples every couple of days to see how sweet they have become.
As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, warm apple pie, crisp and cider are what I crave. The smell of something baking with apples and cinnamon make the house smell glorious and my stomach grumble and mouth water.
My good friend Jill recently dropped off some tasty treats that she made and a handy little contraption she found at Loblaws and think I’ve found my new favourite fall treat to make with apples!
The mold.
Firstly, anything Jill makes is good…we often refer to her as Martha (she even made our wedding cake). I was a little nervous to try and replicate Jill’s treats as Ken is a very discerning judge (his mom is also a hard act to follow) however all in all I think that the process was a success!
All you need is some puff pastry, a few apples, a few spices, sugar and the mold (found at Loblaws)
The only thing I changed in the recipe was the type of apples, as we don’t grow Granny Smith I used some Mac’s and I think that these little babies turned out just fine!
Puff pastry is loaded into each side, filling spooned into the middle and the mold is pressed together.
Going in to the oven...
Coming out...aren't they cute!
Approved by Ken (official pie tester)
Now I just need to figure out how to change the apple into a pumpkin…..