Description
Bring the charm of a classic Midwest bakery straight into your kitchen with these Chicago Style Bakery Apple Slices. Featuring buttery, flaky pastry layered with tender cinnamon-spiced apples and finished with a smooth vanilla glaze, this easy recipe transforms simple ingredients into a bakery-worthy treat. Perfect as a quick breakfast, cozy dessert, or sweet addition to your breakfast ideas and dinner ideas, this apple pastry is a timeless food idea everyone loves.
Ingredients
2 sheets puff pastry, thawed but cold
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water
5 medium Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Toss sliced apples with lemon juice.
3. Mix in sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla. Rest 10–15 minutes.
4. Roll out first pastry sheet and press into pan.
5. Spread apple filling evenly and dot with butter.
6. Top with second pastry sheet, seal edges, and cut vents.
7. Brush with egg wash.
8. Bake 40–50 minutes until golden and bubbling.
9. Cool completely for 1–2 hours.
10. Whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled pastry before slicing.
Notes
Keep puff pastry cold before baking to ensure flaky layers.
Cool completely before slicing to allow filling to set properly.
Par-bake the bottom crust 8–10 minutes for extra crispness.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg