Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Crescents

Autumn smells like apples and cinnamon – and these fluffy apple crescents are the perfect treat to capture that flavor. 🥐🍎 They are soft, fragrant, and filled with a sweet apple filling that turns an ordinary afternoon into a cozy feast.

Video recipe HERE.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 500 g all-purpose flour
• 170 ml warm milk
• 150 g sugar
• 40 g fresh yeast
• 4 egg yolks (room temperature)
• 2 tbsp thick plain yogurt
• 50 g melted butter
• pinch of salt

Filling:

• 4 medium apples (diced)
• 30 g butter
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 2 sachets vanilla sugar
• 3 tbsp sugar
• jam or apple purée (optional, ½ tbsp per crescent)

To finish:

• 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk (for brushing)
• powdered sugar mixed with cinnamon (for dusting)

This recipe is budget-friendly and uses simple ingredients you likely already have at home. The crescents stay fluffy even the next day, making them perfect for school or work snacks. While baking, your kitchen will be filled with the irresistible aroma of cinnamon and vanilla. And trust me – they’ll disappear from the tray faster than you can serve them.

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Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Crescents

An easy recipe for Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Crescents.

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Total Time 2 hours hrs

Servings: 12 crescents

Course: Dessert, Main Course

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Dough:

• 500 g all-purpose flour
• 170 ml warm milk
• 150 g sugar
• 40 g fresh yeast
• 4 egg yolks room temperature
• 2 tbsp thick plain yogurt
• 50 g melted butter
• pinch of salt

Filling:

• 4 medium apples diced
• 30 g butter
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 2 sachets vanilla sugar
• 3 tbsp sugar
• jam or apple purée optional, ½ tbsp per crescent

To finish:

• 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk for brushing
• powdered sugar mixed with cinnamon for dusting

Method

 

1. Starter: In a small bowl, mix 2 tbsp flour, 1 tbsp sugar, 50 ml warm milk, and 40 g fresh yeast. Cover with a cloth and let rise for 20 minutes.
2. Dough: Combine the remaining flour, sugar, milk, yolks with yogurt, salt, and melted butter. Add the starter and knead for about 7 minutes until smooth. Let rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
3. Filling: In a pan, cook diced apples with butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla sugar for about 10 minutes, stirring often. (Optionally add jam or apple purée.)
4. Shaping: Divide the dough into 12 balls. Roll each into an oval. Place apple filling (and jam if using) on one half, fold over like a turnover, cut strips into the other half, and fold them over. Tuck ends under to form crescents.
5. Baking: Place crescents on trays (6 per tray), let rise for 15 minutes. Brush with yolk and milk mixture. Bake for 10 minutes at 180 °C (356 °F).
6. Finishing: Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar mixed with cinnamon.