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Thanks for the details.
I'll give them a go, as, I still have many Newton Wonder apples.
'almond paste' = marzipan?
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A bit more info here, although they inexplicably skip the almond paste.
https://www.thedutchtable.com/2010/12/appelbeignets-dutch-apple-donuts.html
Almond paste is similar to marzipan but a bit coarser, you can blend almonds rather than needing almond flour. Equal parts almond and sugar and a bit of egg to bring it together.
Tijmen
One of the few highlights of Dutch cuisine and only available around NYE. You slice and core the apples, then you can either dip them in batter or fill the hole with almond paste and wrap it in puff pastry, I prefer the latter. Often accompanied by 'oliebollen' (literally oil balls) which is deep just deep fried batter, sometimes with raisins mixed through, personally not a huge fan of those but my father's cat is: