Food Network: Apple Bomboloni

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Apple Bomboloni
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello

Rustic Dough:
9 ounces cake flour (about 3 cups)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Pinch gray salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into large pieces
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 tablespoon cold water

Apple Sauce Filling:
4 Granny Smith apples

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 vanilla bean, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon water

Diced Apples:
4 Granny Smith apples
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 lemon, juiced

For the dough: In a mixing bowl with a paddle
attachment, add the dry ingredients and mix for 5 seconds to blend. Add the butter
and vanilla and mix until the butter is about the size of peas. Add the cold water
and blend until the dough just comes together. Form the dough into a roughly
shaped ball, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Applesauce filling: Peel, core, and slice the apples. Put the apples with the rest
of the ingredients into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat, and cook
until the apples are very soft, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, cool, and
refrigerate.

Diced apples: Peel, core, and cut the apples into large dice. Toss with the sugar,
vanilla and lemon juice and set aside.

Assemble the bomboloni: Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Roll out to
1/4-inch thick round. Cut into 6-inch rounds. Place about 1/4 cup of the Apple
Sauce Filling onto the center of each round. Top with a few pieces of the Diced
Apples. Pull the sides up towards the center to form a bundle, pinching the dough
together towards top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour before
baking

Bake the bombolonis: Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Remove the bombolonis from the refrigerator and place them on a greased or
parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 25 to 30
minutes.