Wisconsin Gouda and Apple Pastries


    
Number of Servings: 8
 
Ingredients:
1 sheet frozen puff pastry
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and finely chopped to make 2 cups
1/2 lemon, juice and zest
8 slices Wisconsin Gouda cheese     

Cooking Directions:
Thaw puff pastry sheet at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, mix sugar, flour and cinnamon. In another small bowl, mix apples, lemon juice and zest.

Carefully unfold pastry onto lightly floured surface. Roll into 15 x 10-inch rectangle. Brush lightly with water.

Combine the sugar-flour and apple mixtures. With short side of pastry facing you, spoon filling on pastry and spread to within 2 inches of short sides and to the edge of the long sides. Starting at the short side, roll like a jelly roll. Cut into 8 (approximately 1 1/2-inch) slices. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet.

Bake 20 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and place one slice of Gouda cheese on each pastry. Return to oven just until cheese melts, about 1 minute. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire rack.

Recipe © 2008 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.