3 tbsp butter

4 tbsp brown sugar or whatever you have

2/3 small eating apples (good way to use up ones that are going a bit soft)

½ tsp ground cloves

1 tsp ground cinnamon

75g blueberries or strawberries or sultanas or cranberries or sour cherries

75g sliced almonds or walnut pieces or any nut you like

4 tbsp semolina (but if you haven’t got any, they are fine without )

500g pack puff pastry, I always so for ready rolled because I’m lazy

little plain flour for rolling

1 egg beaten.

 

First make the filling; melt the butter & 3 tbsp of the sugar in a saucepan. Put in the apples & stir cook for around 5 mins, until the fruit is softened but not cooked. Remove from the heat & add whatever other fruit ingredient you fancy.

Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to around £1 thickness. Cut out 8 even squares. Prick the squares all over with a fork & transfer to lined baking tray, sprinkle the middle with ½ tsp semolina each.

Divide the filling between the pastry squares, spooning into the centre of each square. Brush the edges with egg & pinch together. Brush all over the puffs with the rest of the egg. They can be covered & chilled for a few hours till you want to cook & eat them

Heat the oven 200’C fan /Gas 7. Dust with the remaining sugar & cook for 20 minutes until the pastry is golden. They may pop open, but that just makes look more rustic.

Eat hot served with custard & ice-cream or cold with a cup of tea.