APPLE & BLUEBERRY DANISHES

Apple & blueberry Danishes image

These delicious fruit pastries are a must for your next brunch

Provided by James Martin

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 tbsp butter
4 tbsp demerara sugar
2 small eating apples , peeled, cored and diced
pinch each ground allspice and cinnamon
75g blueberry
500g pack puff pastry
little plain flour for rolling
1 egg , beaten

Steps:

First make the filling: melt the butter and 3 tbsp of the sugar in a medium saucepan. Stir in the apples and spices and cook for 5 mins, until the fruit is slightly softened but not cooked. Remove from the heat and stir in the blueberries.
Roll the pastry out on a lightly floured surface to £1 coin thickness. Cut out 8 x 11cm squares. Prick the squares all over with a fork and transfer to a baking tray.
Divide the filling between the pastry squares, spooning it into the centre of each square. Bring the four corners into the centre of each square and pinch together edges using a little of the egg to help stick. Brush all over the danishes with the rest of the egg. They can be covered and chilled for a few hours now.
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Dust with the remaining demerara and cook for 20 mins until the pastry is golden. Don't worry if they pop open while cooking - they look even prettier.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.73 milligram of sodium