Baking homemade apple Danish is not as complicated as you'd think, especially with the availability of pre-made puff pastry. Apple Danish filling is also available but is usually loaded with corn syrup. A lot of recipes call for raw apples in their Danish fillings, but cooking apple fillings gives you a softer filling that contrasts wonderfully with the crisp outer pastry. Almost any apple variety will work, but if this is your first time, a Golden Delicious apple is the variety most often used.
Step 1
Wash your apples thoroughly in cool water and wipe them dry with paper towels. You'll need approximately 6 cups of sliced apples for each batch of Danish. One medium apple should give you about 2 cups of thin slices, so you'll need three to four apples.
Step 2
Peel and core the apples and slice them into very thin wedges.
Step 3
Heat a skillet over medium-heat and add a pat of butter. How much depends on the size of your skillet, but you only need enough to coat the bottom.
Step 4
Put the apples into the hot butter once it melts and starts to bubble. Stir the apples with a pancake turner, flipping them as you go so that they are completely coated with the butter.
Step 5
Cook the apples for four to six minutes or until they start to get crisp. Sprinkle just enough dark brown sugar over the apples to barely cover them.
Step 6
Add allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg to taste and cook and stir the apples until the brown sugar has completely melted, usually another two minutes or so.
Tips and Warnings
- Use Granny Smith apples for a slightly more tart filling.
- Run the skillet under hot water the minute you take the apples out of it so that the brown sugar won't harden on it.
Things You'll Need
- Paper towels
- Paring knife
- Skillet
- 3 to 4 apples, Golden Delicious or Granny Smith
- Butter
- Pancake turner
- Dark brown sugar
- Allspice
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
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