Apple Rose Pie

A pie that blooms with every slice — spirals of cinnamon apple rolled into roses and glazed with apricot.

Ingredients

• 1 pie crust (homemade or store-bought)
• 3–4 apples (red or pink)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 2 tbsp apricot jam
• 1 egg (for egg wash)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Core the apples and slice thinly.
3. Toss the apple slices with lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
4. Microwave the slices until pliable, then roll into rose shapes.
5. Line a pie dish with the crust. Arrange the apple roses in the pie and decorate the crust with pastry leaves and roses.
6. Brush the crust with egg wash.
7. Bake for 35–40 minutes, until golden.

Warm the apricot jam and brush it over the roses for a beautiful glaze.