Appelgebak

Description
Apple tarts. A lovely mixture of puff pastry and mincemeat (a mixture of apple, raisins, cinnamon and sugar).

Ingredients

 * 430 g frozen puff pastry (defrosted)
 * 225 g mincemeat (finely chopped apples, raisins, cinnamon and sugar, mixed to taste)
 * 1 large sour apple
 * 1 beaten egg
 * icing sugar

Directions

 * 1) Put half the pastry out on a worktop dusted with flour and roll out to a square of 15 x 30 cms, about ½ – 1 cm thick.
 * 2) Put the pastry on a baking sheet.
 * 3) Spread the mincemeat over the pastry, leaving about 2,5cms at the edge.
 * 4) Peel, core and slice the apple.
 * 5) Put the slices in overlapping rows over the mincemeat.
 * 6) Make sure the edges are straight and brush the edges with the beaten egg.
 * 7) Roll the other half of the pastry out as above, fold it double lengthwise.
 * 8) Make 2,5 cm cuts in the fold, about ½ cm apart.
 * 9) Make sure the cut goes through the fold.
 * 10) Open the folded dough and put it on top of the filling.
 * 11) Press the edges of the top and bottom together firmly.
 * 12) Brush the top with the beaten egg and bake for 10 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 220c.
 * 13) After 10 minutes lower the heat and bake for 10 minutes at 190 °C, or until golden brown.
 * 14) Leave to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes and move to a plate with a wide flat spatula.
 * 15) Dust with icing sugar and serve when fully cooled.