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Apple Puff Pastry Braid

This simple yet impressive apple puff pastry braid combines flaky layers with sweet apple pie filling. It's a quick dessert that's perfect for any occasion, ready in just 30 minutes!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 280 kcal

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Knife
  • Small bowl (for egg wash)
  • Pastry brush
  • Oven
  • Fork/Whisk (for egg wash)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet puff pastry thawed per directions on the box
  • 8 oz apple pie filling
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • Splash of water
  • 2 tsp coarse sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unfold the puff pastry sheet on the tray.
    Top-down view of a sheet of puff pastry placed on a parchment-lined baking sheet on a clean kitchen countertop with a white marble cooktop background. The puff pastry is thawed and carefully unfolded, ready for filling.
  • Spread the apple pie filling down the center of the pastry. Sprinkle ground cinnamon over the filling.
    Top-down view of puff pastry on a baking sheet with 8 ounces of apple pie filling spooned down the center. Ground cinnamon is sprinkled over the filling, ready for folding.
  • Make 8 diagonal cuts on each side of the filling. Trim the top and bottom flaps, leaving the center intact.
    Top-down view of a puff pastry sheet as diagonal cuts are being made on both sides of the apple filling. The top and bottom flaps are trimmed, and the strips are ready for braiding.
  • Fold the top of the pastry over the filling. Alternate folding the pastry strips over each other to create a braid, and fold the bottom piece over the filling before completing the braid.
    Top-down view of a puff pastry being braided over the apple filling. The strips are alternately folded over each other, creating a neat braid, ready for the egg wash.
  • Whisk the egg with water to make an egg wash. Brush it over the pastry and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
    Top-down view of the puff pastry braid in the oven, turning golden brown as it bakes. The layers are puffing up around the apple filling, nearing the end of baking.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
    Top-down view of the baked puff pastry braid cooling on the baking sheet. It is golden brown and crisp, being sliced into portions, with flaky layers and apple filling visible inside.