Epler i slåbrok (apples baked in pastry)

About the dish

Fra «Kogebog for skole og hjem» (1900) av Henriette Schønberg Erken og Caroline Steen. «Slobrok» (slåbrok) betegner morgenkåpen – her er hvert eple pakket inn i en «kappe» av butterdeig og mandelpanering. En klassisk innbakt-eple-dessert.

How to make it

1. 1

   Prepare the apples

   Peel the apples and core them. Fill the hole with sugar.

2. 2

   Make the puff pastry

   Mix about ⅓ dl of the butter with the flour and rub it together. Add the water. Roll out, beat in the rest of the butter with the rolling pin and roll to a puff pastry the thickness of a knife's back.

3. 3

   Wrap the apples

   Cut the pastry into square pieces. Place an apple in the middle of each piece and fold the pastry around it.

4. 4

   Coat and bake

   Dip the wrapped apples in beaten egg, then in blanched, finely chopped almonds mixed with 1 spoonful of sugar. Place on a greased sheet with the seam down. Bake in a hot oven (around 200 degrees) for about ½ hour. Serves 6.