Apple Flowers

Name: Apple Flowers
Ingredients: 1 apple, I like Granny Smith (Fuji or other crisp apple will work); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 tablespoon flour; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; lemon juice (to keep apple from browning); sweet pie crusts or sugar cookie dough

6 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 apple, I like Granny Smith (Fuji or other crisp apple will work)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
lemon juice (to keep apple from browning)
sweet pie crusts or sugar cookie dough

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

Slice off top 1/4 to 1/3rd of the apple.
3

With small sharp knife or melon baller, carve out the apple leaving about a 1/4 inch or more shell. Be sure it is still strong enough to stand.
4

Dice the apple top and insides (of course you remove the seeds and stem).
5

Mix the diced apple, sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl.
6

Roll out your dough to about 1/4 inch.
7

Use a flower or round cookie cutter and cut a top for each apple. Use a straw to make 3 or 5 holes in the center (so it looks like a flower).
8

Fill apple with mix and top with flower.
9

There will be extra mix - if you are doing a bunch you can make a little pie or place in a ramekins and top with the flowers.
10

Brush tops with water, milk or butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
11

Place on a sheet and bake in oven for about 40 minutes. Top should be golden and apple soft.