Apple Roly Poly
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Tender September Apple Roly-Poly - Recipe
SIMPLE SOLUTION: Next time you head out to a pick-your-own orchard, keep this super-simple September treat in mind: tender, flaky pastry rolls around apples that have been enhanced with just a touch of brown sugar, lemon, and cinnamon. The name may be roly-poly, but it won't make us that way: this is as healthy for us as it is easy to make. It makes a pretty presentation, too.
INGREDIENTS
Pastry
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening (look in your natural foods store for organic vegetable shortening free of hydrogenated oils)
5-8 tablespoons water
Filling
3 cups diced apples
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Sift flour with salt. Cut in shortening. Add enough water to make a rollable pastry. Roll pastry out into a 12" X 14" rectangle.
3. Combine apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and butter, and spread evenly over pastry. Roll up the 14" side of the pastry like a jelly roll. Pinch edges together to seal. Cut 3 slits in top crust, or punch a decorative design of small holes with an ice pick.
3. Place on greased jelly-roll pan and bake for about 40 minutes, or until tender. Serve warm, with cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Serves 6
I finally found a recipe for Roly Poly thought it was a family thing until I found this recipe. My Mother always made a syrup out of 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water some cinnamon and poured it over the top after she place two fat rolls in a roaster pan. I would make it with a lot less sugar. Use Canola or extra light olive oil instead of shortening.