Apple Pie Egg Roll
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped for seeds
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (about half a lemon)
- Eight 6-inch square egg roll wrappers
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Peanut oil, for frying
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
- For the filling: Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the apples and vanilla bean and saute for about 2 minutes.
- Add the sugar, cinnamon and salt to the pan and cook until the apples start to turn a light caramel-golden brown but aren't falling apart, 6 to 8 minutes.
- The apples should still have some tooth to them.
- Add the flour and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, to remove the raw taste from the flour.
- Fold in the lemon juice.
- Spread the filling out in an even layer on a baking sheet and refrigerate until cold.
- For the egg rolls: Arrange an egg roll wrapper in a diamond shape on a board in front of you.
- Brush the borders with beaten egg.
- Spoon 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons of the filling into the center of the wrapper.
- Take care to leave about 1 inch between the filling and the edges of the wrapper.
- Fold the end of the wrapper nearest you over the filling, then fold the sides over.
- Finally, roll the wrapper into a tight cylinder, tucking and tightening as you go.
- Repeat with the remaining wrappers until all the filling is used.
- As you go, remember to keep the unused wrappers, as well as the finished egg rolls, covered with a towel to prevent them from drying out.
- Add 4 to 5 inches of oil to a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven and heat to 350 degrees F.
- Fry the egg rolls in batches of 4 until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet.
- Serve dusted with powdered sugar.
butter, apples, vanilla bean, sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, flour, lemon juice, egg roll, eggs, peanut oil, powdered sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/apple-pie-egg-roll.html (may not work)