Apple Pear Turnovers Recipes

APPLE -PEAR TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Before you start position 2 oven racks evenly in the oven near the center so there is space in between them. Preheat the oven to 400°F Grease 2 baking sheets with butter.
• To make the filling peel, core and cut into small chunks the apple and pear.
• Put the chunks into a bowl.
• Add the brown sugar, flour, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and raisins and stir together.
• Sprinkle a work surface with some flour.
• Unfold 1 of the thawed puff pastry sheets on top of the flour. Keep the other sheet wrapped in the refrigerator.
• Sprinkle some flour on the pastry.
• Using a rolling pin, and beginning at the center of the pastry, roll out to the far side. Then roll from the center toward you.
• After every few rolls, give the pastry a quarter turn and sprinkle the top and bottom of the pastry with more of the flour so the pastry does not stick.
• Keep rolling and sprinkling until the pastry is a 12 1/2-inch square.
• Using a ruler and a pizza wheel or table knife, trim the edges to make a 12-inch square.
• Pull away the scraps of dough and discard.
• Cut the 12-inch square into 4 equal 6-inch squares.
• Spoon 1/3 cup of the filling into the center of each square.
• Spread the filling across the middle toward 2 opposite points.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork.
• Brush the beaten egg along 2 edges of each square with the pastry brush.
• Fold one-half of each square over the filling, enclosing it fully and forming a triangle.
• Press the edges together with the fork to seal them.
• Place the 4 turnovers on a prepared baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
• Repeat with the remaining puff pastry sheet and filling.
• Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of the turnovers with the beaten egg.
• Sprinkle the turnovers with the sugar.
• Put 1 baking sheet on the upper rack in the oven and the other sheet on the lower rack in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• Then, using oven mitts, remove the baking sheets and put each one on the opposite rack.
• Bake until the turnovers are puffed and brown, about 15 minutes more.
• Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

APPLE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Combine the lemon and 4 cups water in a large bowl. Place the sliced apples in the water to keep them from browning.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain water from apples, and place them into the hot skillet. Cook and stir for about 2 minutes. Add brown sugar, and cinnamon, and cook, stirring, for 2 more minutes. Stir together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Pour into the skillet, and mix well. Cook for another minute, or until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat to cool slightly.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Unfold puff pastry sheets, and repair any cracks by pressing them back together. Trim each sheet into a square. Then cut each larger square into 4 smaller squares. Spoon apples onto the center of each squares. Fold over from corner to corner into a triangle shape, and press edges together to seal. Place turnovers on a baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch between them.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until turnovers are puffed and lightly browned. Cool completely before glazing.
• To make the glaze, mix together the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla in a small bowl. Adjust the thickness by adding more sugar or milk if necessary. Drizzle glaze over the cooled turnovers.

PUFF PASTRY APPLE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour and cinnamon; add apples and toss to coat. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry sheet into a 12-in. square. Cut each into four squares. , Spoon 1/2 cup apple mixture into the center of each square; fold diagonally in half and press edges to seal. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet., In a small bowl, combine the butter, sugar and cinnamon; brush over pastry. Bake at 400° for 12-16 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.