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Poached Apple Roses

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 9

Ingredients

4 cups water
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 1 to 2 lemons), plus 1 lemon, halved
2 cups sugar
3 golden apples, such as Golden Delicious
2 red apples, such as Gala, McIntosh, or Red Delicious

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring the water, lemon juice, and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove syrup from heat; cover. Cut a round of parchment the same diameter as the saucepan.

    Step 2

    Core apples. Peel golden apples; using 1 lemon half, rub flesh. Squeeze juice from remaining half into hollows of (unpeeled) red apples. Using a mandoline or a sharp knife, cut all apples crosswise into paper-thin (less than 1/8 inch) slices. Transfer to syrup; shake pan to coat slices. Place parchment directly onto surface of apple mixture. Let syrup cool completely, about 40 minutes.

    Step 3

    Remove slices from syrup. Cut slices into semicircles. Stack 1 red apple slice on top of 1 golden slice, with cut edges nearest you. Wrap slices together into a cone shape to form a “bud.” Stack 2 more slices. Placing them slightly above base (to create a staggered appearance), wrap them around bud. Repeat, wrapping until rose is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Reserve leftover peeled slices for garnish.

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