Not everyone is a pie baker, but you can be with these apple rings. They have all of the fall flavors that everyone loves, apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and pastry.
1 box puffy pastry sheets, thawed (2 sheets)
2 Pink Lady Apples, if possible
1/2 c. sugar
1 T. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
2 T. egg whites (from a package, if desired)
freshly squeezed juice of 1 lemon
Thaw puff pastry.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Peel and core the apples. Slice into rounds. Use a 1 1/4 inch-diameter cookie cutter to open the core slice a little bigger.
Place the apple slices in a bowl; cover with water; add the juice of 1 lemon.
Unfold both of the the puff pastry sheets; roll until they are slightly larger; cut into 3/4 inch strips.
Mix the cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg in a shallow dish; set aside.
Pat the apple slices dry with paper towels; dust with a bit of cinnamon sugar.
Wrap strips of the puff pastry (3 to 4 strips per apple ring, around each apple ring.
Brush the wrapped apple rings with egg wash on both sides;
dip the rings into cinnamon sugar.
Bake 20-25 minutes until puff pastry is flaky and a light golden brown. Watch closely since all ovens are different.
Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Makes 10.