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Apple and Almond Rustic Puffs

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Try these gorgeous Apple and Almond Rustic Puffs. Can you taste the little hidden secret of marzipan in these sweet treats?

300 grams	Very Strong Bread Flour (Allinson Premium White) Plus Extra To dust
0.50 tsp	Salt
1 tsp	Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
1 tsp	Easy Bake Yeast (Allinson)
2 tbsp	Olive Oil
150 grams	Mascarpone cheese
0.25 tsp	Cinnamon
100 grams	Marzipan Grated
2	Red Apples Quartered And Cored
	Unrefined Golden Icing Sugar (Billington's) For dusting

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Put the flour, salt, sugar and Easy Bake Yeast into a bowl. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and 200ml/7floz warm water to make a soft dough. Add a drop more water if needed.
Turn the pizza dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead well for 8-10 mins until smooth and elastic. (Or use a large mixer with dough hook attachment).
Grease 2 baking sheets. Divide the dough into 8 balls, then press each one into a round and put onto baking sheets.
Mix together the mascarpone and cinnamon and spread a dessert spoonful of the mixture on top of each dough round. Sprinkle over the marzipan.
Slice each apple quarter and arrange the apples on top. Cover with cling film and leave in a warm place to rise for 30 mins.
Preheat the oven 230ºC/Fan 210ºC/ Gas Mark 8. Bake the apple puff for 15 mins until golden and the bases are firm. When cooled slightly, dust with Billington's Golden Icing sugar.