Jane Austen Apple Puffs

A Historical Recipe for Apple Puffs from a Family Friend of Jane Austen, made with apples, marmalade and orange blossom water in puff pastry.

Prep time: PT30M

Cook time: PT20M

Total time: PT50M

Rating

4.84 stars (6 reviews)

dessert recipe

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease and flour a baking sheet, or cover with parchment or a silicone baking sheet. Peel, core and slice the apples. Stew them in 1/2 cup of water until tender. Drain well and reserve the cooking juice. Allow to cool completely.
Put the cooked apple in a bowl and mix in brown sugar, lemon rind, marmalade and optional orange blossom water or cinnamon. Taste and adjust flavoring as needed.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to 1/8 inch thick and cut the pastry into 8 4-inch squares.
Divide the apple puree between them, placing it in a line across the center of each square and stopping well short of the ends.
With a pastry brush, use the reserved apple cooking liquid to dampen the edges of the pastry.
Fold the two edges parallel with the line of filling over the puree. Pinch and seal the edges together with a fork, forming a tube.
Pinch and seal the ends of the tube together and use a fork to seal shut.
Brush the pastry lightly with the reserved apple cooking liquid and sprinkle with caster sugar.
Using a sharp knife, gently cut vents into the top of the pastries.
Place the puffs on the greased or lined baking sheet and bake for 20 - 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Serve warm, topped with a little extra marmalade or candied orange peel.

Kathryn Meyef on 2018-11-19 (5 stars):
Hi, Tori! Love your recipes and this one looks wonderful. I love Jane Austen. I want to serve these for Thanksgiving instead of apple pie. But in order to do that, I would want to make them ahead of time. Any idea what the best way to store them would be? Or will they get to soggy if I make them a day or two ahead of time?
Whitney on 2015-04-03 (5 stars):
I just made these! These are so very yummy. I like that there's not a ton of added sugar.
Alicia on 2015-01-31 (5 stars):
I made these for my family today. Terrific! They are the perfect size. I added a tablespoon of vanilla to the water cooking the apples. I also had to use egg wash because I ran out of apple liquid. Thank you for this recipe.
Amber on 2014-12-07 (5 stars):
Tori, I have read your blog a few times and made this recipe today. Of course mine didn't look as great as yours did, but I will keep trying since my men loved this. I am not much of a pie baker and my husband was saying he loved apple pie. So I made this instead! I totally appreciated the history behind the recipe since I have seen most of the Jane Austen movies. Thank you so much.