Apple sfogliatella are flaky, buttery pastries containing a sweet apple filling. They are reminiscent of apple hand pies or apple turnovers as they can be picked up and eaten with your hands for a sweet treat or dessert, and have all of the elements of apple pie such as the crisp pastry and tender apples.
To make the apple sfogliatella, you begin by making the apple filling by mixing grated apple with lemon juice and sugar. Then, you artfully assemble puff pastry and the apple and apricot jam fillings into little pastries before baking them in the oven.
What are Apple Sfogliatelle?
Apple sfogliatelle are a type of pastry that originated in the Campania region of Italy. Often, they include a filling of ricotta that is flavored with orange and cinnamon, but this version includes a delicious apple filling instead. Additionally, while sfogliatelle traditionally are made with a homemade pastry dough, this version uses store-bought puff pastry making them extra easy to make.
Pro Tips
- Keep the puff pastry dough in the fridge until you are ready to assemble the pastries as this will keep it cold, making it easier to work with. It also needs to be cold to properly puff up in the oven.
- Grating the apple will ensure that it cooks through during the baking time.
- Bake the pastries on a parchment-lined baking sheet to prevent them from sticking.
- You will know that the apple sfogliatelle are baked through when they are puffed and golden.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Kind of Pastry is Sfogliatelle?
Sfogliatella are a shell-shaped pastry that originated in the Campania region of Italy. They have a flaky pastry and are usually filled with a ricotta filling flavored with orange.
What is Another Name for Sfogliatelle?
Sfogliatelle are also sometimes called lobster tails due to their appearance.
Is Sfogliatelle Served Warm or Cold?
Sfogliatelle are usually served warm from the oven but they are delicious cold as well.
How to Store Apple Sfogliatelle
Leftover apple sfogliatelle can be stored in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 3 to 4 days, or in the freezer for up to 1 month. Then, when you are ready to serve them, you can warm them up in the oven for a few minutes.
Ingredients
How to Make Apple Sfogliatelle
Peel and grate the apple, and place it in a bowl. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar, and stir until combined. Cut the puff pastry into medium squares.
Peel and grate the apple, and place it in a bowl. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, and sugar, and stir until combined. Cut the puff pastry into medium squares.
Cut slits in half of each square of puff pastry and brush the other side with melted butter.
Cut slits in half of each square of puff pastry and brush the other side with melted butter.
Fold the pastry and top it with a tablespoon of the apple filling and a spoon of apricot jam.
Fold the pastry and top it with a tablespoon of the apple filling and a spoon of apricot jam.
Fold it to make a triangle and place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Fold it to make a triangle and place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Brush the pastries with butter and dust them with powdered sugar. Bake them in a 392 F (200 C) oven for 15 minutes.
Brush the pastries with butter and dust them with powdered sugar. Bake them in a 392 F (200 C) oven for 15 minutes.
Serve garnished with powdered sugar.
Serve garnished with powdered sugar.
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