Apple Pockets or German Apple Pastries

Ingredients

• For the dough:
• 1 kilo all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 150 ml buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 very small teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• Warm milk, as needed for the dough
• For the filling:
• 1 kilo apples
• Sugar, to taste
• A pinch of ground cinnamon
• A small squeeze of lemon juice, if the apples are sweet
• Butter for brushing the dough
• Powdered sugar for dusting after baking
• Filling method:
• Wash the apples, peel them, and grate them.

Method

1. First... in a mixing bowl, place the flour, salt, baking powder, and five tablespoons of sugar.
2. Mix them, then make a well in the center... separately mix one tablespoon of sugar with the yeast and half a cup of warm milk and pour them into the well, leaving them to activate for about 5 minutes.
3. After the time... beat the eggs well and add them, along with the vinegar, the yogurt, the oil, and the butter to the flour bowl and knead well to obtain a cohesive, soft dough...
4. Cover the dough and let it rest for one hour.
5. After the time... divide the dough into approximately 6 balls.
6. Roll each piece individually into a circle and brush its surface with butter... stack the six pieces on top of each other, without brushing the top surface (the last piece) with butter.
7. Roll the dough out to get a large disc, then cut it according to the shape shown in the pictures into several large triangles.
8. Along the two sides of each triangle, cut lengthwise (3 slits along each side as clearly shown in the photo gallery)... leave the center empty to place the filling.
9. Fold the dough over the filling as shown in the photos to obtain the final shape of the apple pockets.
10. Let the pockets rest for half an hour, then bake them in the oven until they take on a golden color on both sides.
11. Dust the apple pockets with powdered sugar when they reach room temperature and serve.
12. Wash the apples, then peel and grate them.
13. Sprinkle sugar over the grated apples, put them in a pot over the heat, and let them boil for about 20 minutes until the apples have lost their excess moisture.
14. When they cool, add ground cinnamon and mix; use them immediately for the filling. You can add a small squeeze of lemon if the apples are very sweet.
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