Phyllo Snails with Apples and Cream
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Dessert
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Greek
- One pack of phyllo, 13 to 14 phyllo sheets
- 2 apples, peeled and diced
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 ½ tbsp. sugar
- ½ cup almonds, roasted, cut in half
- About 1 cup of corn oil for brushing the phyllo
- 200 gr. / 7 oz. melted margarine or butter
- 625 ml / 21 fl. oz. milk
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup sugar
- 6 tbsp corn flour (corn starch for the US residents)
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp orange extract
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 ½ cups water
- Juice of a lime or lemon
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Make the cream the day before.
- In a deep pot pour the milk, heavy cream, sugar, corn flour (corn starch for the US residents) and all-purpose flour.
- Whisk to dissolve the flours and turn on the stove to medium/high.
- When the milk starts to become hot, start to whisk until the cream starts to thicken.
- Remove from fire and add the margarine or butter, vanilla, orange extract and the egg yolks whisking constantly.
- Let it cool at room temperature put a wrap on top to cover and then place it in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Take it out after the 3 hours or the day after.
- Whisk for a few seconds to make the cream fluffy again.
- In a bowl add the apples, cinnamon, ground cloves, almonds, flour and sugar and mix.
- Put aside.
- Take a phyllo sheet with the shorter side towards you.
- Butter it slightly or oil it with corn oil.
- Take the side which is close to you and fold it to its opposite, just like we fold a napkin.
- Turn this folded phyllo so as its shorter side to be close to you.
- Oil it with corn oil.
- Take a spoonful of the apples mixture and spread it just like you see in the pictures.
- Fold the phyllo like a pipe and turn its edges so as to form a snail.
- Oil a rounded pan with diameter 30cm / 11 in.
- Put the phyllo snail in the pan.
- Do the same for the rest of the phyllo sheets.
- We bake for 50 minutes or until the snails are golden.
- Let them cool and make the syrup.
- In a deep pot put all the ingredients of the syrup and bring to boil in medium/high heat.
- Count 5 minutes from the moment it starts to boil and remove from fire.
- Take out the cinnamon stick and lemon peel.
- While the syrup is hot pour it on top of the snails and let them soak as much as possible.
- When you want to serve place each snail in a dish and pour a good amount of cream on top.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/phyllo-snails-with-apples-and-cream/
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