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Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Crescents

An easy recipe for Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Crescents.
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Total Time 2 hours
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.