The trick to making really nice looking apple roses is thinly slicing an apple so that you can shape and bend the apple so that it resembles a rose petal. Cutting the apples too thick reduces their pliability so pulling off this recipe will be much harder.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 sticks (10 ounces) cold unsalted butter
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1/2 cup cold tap water
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
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1/2 cup good quality cocoa powder (Dutch processed works well)
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1 teaspoon McCormick Cinnamon
Instructions
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Measure water and add salt; stir to dissolve and set aside.
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Put flour, cocoa powder, and cinnamon into stand mixture fitted with paddle attachment. Turn mixer on low for about 30 seconds.
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Coarsely dice all butter and place in stand mixer on top of flour. With mixer on low, slowly drizzle in water. Watch closely as dough will start to pull together after about 1 minute. Once the dough forms a ball stop the mixer.
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Flour work surface and remove all the dough from mixer bowl.
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Roll dough into a rough rectangle, dusting with more flour if the dough gets too sticky.
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Fold the dough in half, then in half again, then in half again. Wrap in plastic and chill for about one hour.
Recipe source: I am Baker
Photo source: Cooking With Manualea
