1 sheet frozen puff pastry
2 firm but ripe apples
1 egg yolk beaten with 2 tablespoons cream
Ice water
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll pastry out onto a floured board with a rolling pin, and cut in half. Place one an apple in center of pastry. Cut 2 triangles out on each side and set aside. Pull pastry up around apple, brushing edges with water to make edges stick together. Trim off excess dough and mold pastry to apple. Brush egg yolk mixture on entire surface of pastry. Cut leaves out of excess dough and adhere to top of apple with ice water. Glaze leaves with egg yolk mixture and repeat process with second apple. Place both apples on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Remove apples from oven and transfer to 2 plates. Serve with caramel sauce or ice cream if desired.
Yield: 2 servings