THE CINNAMON FRUIT-FOLD

(Our Play on Balkan Apple Strudel / Pita sa Jabukama)

THE CINNAMON FRUIT-FOLD

Ingredients: 4 sheets Phyllo pastry, 100g Butter (melted), 4 Large Apples (grated and squeezed dry), 2 tsp Cinnamon, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, 0.5 tsp Nutmeg, 100g Sugar, 50g Walnuts (crushed)...

Ingredients

  • 4 sheets Phyllo pastry
  • 100g Butter (melted)
  • 4 Large Apples (grated and squeezed dry)
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 0.5 tsp Nutmeg
  • 100g Sugar
  • 50g Walnuts (crushed)

Cooking Method

  1. The Bloom Whisk cinnamon and vanilla with the melted butter and a tiny 5ml splash of warm milk to release the spice oils.
  2. The Build Mix grated apples with sugar and walnuts. Brush phyllo sheets with spiced butter; layer them.
  3. The Assembly Spread the apple filling; roll into a tight cylinder.
  4. The Bake Roast at 200°C for 25 minutes until the pastry is rock-hard golden and charred at the edges.
  5. The Final Flourish Dust heavily with raw icing sugar and more raw cinnamon.

Cuisine: Balkan

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