Homemade Apple Pastry

By: Coffee-mate

Don't you love the flakiness of puff pastry recipes? To me it's the best part, and this great Homemade Apple Pastry lived up to my high expectations. Serve with your favorite ice cream for one of the best dessert dishes.

Ingredients

2 medium apples, such as Granny Smith, Golden Delicious or McIntosh
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon of cold water
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons of Coffee-mate Natural Bliss caramel
2 sheets of puff pastry, thawed
1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Peel, core and chop apples, you should have 2 cups.
In a small saucepan over moderate heat combine apples and water. Place a piece of parchment paper over the apples, so they are touching and cook over moderately low heat until apples are soft, about 5 to 7 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and stir in pumpkin pie spice and Natural Bliss until well combined.
Over moderately low heat, stir in cornstarch mixture and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
Lay 1 sheet of pastry on board and cut it into 4 equal squares.
Place 2 tablespoons of cooled apple mixture in the middle of the upper part of the dough and fold over the bottom part.
Seal the edges with a bit of water and crimp with a fork. Arrange the pastries on a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with the other pastry sheet.
Bake until golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove the pastries from oven and transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, add the powdered sugar and whisk in 2 tablespoons of Natural Bliss to make a thick icing consistency.
Drizzle the icing over the pastries. Allow the icing to set for about 30 minutes. Enjoy at room temperature.