Sticky Toffee Apples

Sticky Toffee Apples 

Prep time: 10 mins   

Cooking time: 30 mins     

Servings: 4 persons

Ingredients:

• 100 g butter
• 1 tbsp dark soft brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 dessert apples, peeled, cored and cut into 8 slices each
• 8 sheets of filo pastry about 18 x10 inches

For the toffee sauce:

• 25 g of butter
• 65 g dark soft brown sugar
• 50 ml double cream

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, and line a baking sheet with a baking paper. Melt half the butter in a frying pan with the sugar and lemon juice. Add the apples and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile melt the remaining butter and brush over 4 sheets of filo pastry. Top each buttered side with a second sheet of pastry. Brush again with the butter and fold each double layer in half legthways to form 4 rectangles.
2. Remove the apples from the pan, reserving the pan and it's juices. Divide the apples between the sheets of pastry, arranging them at one end. Fold the other end of the pastry over the top tocover the apples. Turn in the edges and roll them over to create 4 parcels. Arrange on the baking sheet and cook in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, make the toffee sauce by placing the butter, brown sugar and double cream in the frying pan. Stir over low heat until the sugar has melted, then bubble for 1 to 2 minutes until thick and deep golden. Remove from the heat to cool.
4. Remove the apple parcels from the oven and serve drizzled with toffee sauce.