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Recipe by Sharon Glass For more information on Sharon’s books and cooking classes, visit www.sharonsrecipes.co.za or www.atv.co.za, or call 011-483-3924.

The clean, fresh taste of the strawberries marries beautifully with the creamy mascarpone and sweet brioche.

Print Recipe Puff pastry apple slices Serves: 12 Instructions 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C. Roll 1 x 400g roll of puff pastry out on a lightly floured work surface, slice it into rectangles, roughly 12cm x 8cm in size, and place them on a baking tray. Arrange tinned sliced pie apples (1 x 385g

These are crispy and full of flavour; drizzle with your favourite chocolate sauce as an alternative. Rose water is available at supermarkets and pharmacies.

Palmiers can also be filled with tapenade, sun-dried tomatoes and pesto for a savoury snack.

This recipe was adapted from a book called The French Kitchen, by Fran Ward and Joanne Harris. It’s not only one of the easiest I’ve tried, but also…