25-Min Apple Pie Skillet
Buttery, cinnamon-spiced apples baked under a quick puff-pastry crust. A weeknight shortcut to Polish szarlotka that skips the lattice but keeps all the warmth.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- 5 medium apples (Granny Smith or tart variety), peeled & sliced thin
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (thawed), 1 sheet
- 1 whole egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Toss apple slices with sugar, cinnamon, and flour in a bowl.
- 2
Melt butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat, then add apples and cook 4 minutes until edges soften slightly.
- 3
Lay thawed puff pastry over apples and tuck edges down into the skillet around the rim.
- 4
Whisk egg with 1 tbsp water, brush over pastry, then bake until golden brown, ~14 minutes.
- 5
Cool in skillet 5 minutes. Slide onto a cutting board or serve straight from the pan.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch cast iron skillet
- medium bowl
- small bowl
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- whisk
- pastry brush
- oven
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