Directions

1. Peel and core the apples. Chop ⅔ of the apples into ½-inch cubes. Chop the remaining apples into ¼-inch cubes.
2. Place the ½-inch apple cubes in a medium saucepan, and add the sugar, lemon juice and water. Stir to combine. Set over medium heat, and cook until the apples begin to break down and the juices begin to thicken, about 20 minutes.
3. Add the ¼-inch apple cubes and cook another 5 minutes, until the smaller chunks are soft. Pour the mixture into a storage container and set aside to cool, or refrigerate until needed. Can be made a day ahead.
4. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Place one sheet pan on top of another, and line the top one with a sheet of parchment paper.
5. On a floured surface, roll the puff pastry out to 13 inches long by 8 inches wide. Slide the rectangle onto the prepared baking sheet.
6. Gently fold the dough in half. Do not press down. Using a pizza cutter, cut strips about ¼ to a ½-inch wide and 2 inches long (stay at least 2 inches away from the fold). Gently unfold the pastry. You should have a solid strip of pastry down the middle with “fringe” on each side.
7. Spoon the filling down the center of the pastry. You may not need all of it.
8. Take a strip from each side of the filling, and fold one, then the other, on top of the filling, slightly at an angle, so that they meet and just barely overlap in the center. Alternate with the remaining strips, all the way down the pastry (see photo below).
9. If you’d like a shiny finish, beat one egg with two tablespoons of water, and use a pastry brush to apply a thin layer of the egg wash to the top of the pastry.
10. Bake for 35 minutes, until golden brown and the pastry is fully baked.
11. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
12. If you choose, before serving, place ½ a cup of powdered sugar in a small mixing bowl.
13. In a small cup, mix together 2 ¼ tsp corn syrup with 2 tbsp hot water. Pour the liquid over the powdered sugar and mix until you have a drizzle-able consistency, adding more powdered sugar if too thin; more water if too thick. Drizzle over the breakfast pastry.