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Ingredients
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg, separated
- 3 tablespoons cold water, divided
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Additional sugar, optional
- Vanilla ice cream, optional
Preparation
Step 1
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
Refrigerate the egg white. Beat egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water
into cream cheese mixture. Gradually add flour until well blended.
Shape pastry into a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine the apples, sugar and
cinnamon. Cover and cook over low heat for 8-10 minutes or until
apples are tender. Remove from the heat.
Turn the pastry onto a lightly floured surface. Roll to 1/8-in.
thickness; cut into 4-in. circles. Top each circle with apple
mixture. Brush edges of pastry with water; fold pastry over filling
and seal edges well.
In a small bowl, whisk egg white and remaining water; brush over
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