Apple Turnovers Or Any Canned Fruit Pie Filling Recipes

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.

VERY EASY APPLE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• 1. Thaw out your two sheets of pastry dough. Roll out on a floured service to make a 12" square and cut each sheet into 4 squares.
• 2. Fill each square with 1/2 cup of applie pie filling (I used homemade), fold the pastry into a triangle and seal edges. I used a fork to crimp the edges. Put the sugar and cinnamon in the melted butter, stir and with a pastry brush, brush the top of each turnover.
• 3. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until pastry is golden in color. Serve warm or cold.

APPLE TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F (205C)
• Break your chilled pie dough into two pieces that are roughly the same size.
• Transfer to a lightly floured surface and roll one piece into a rectangle about ⅛" thick.
• Using a pizza cutter (or a knife and a straight-edge, such as a clean ruler), neatly cut dough int 4.5" squares and transfer to a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet (you will need to gather the scraps and re-roll them out to make all 10 turnovers).
• Place squares on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and return to the refrigerator.
• Repeat rolling and cutting with your second half of pie dough.
• Prepare your apple filling by combining your apples, brown sugar, and butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Stir frequently until butter is melted, then add cornstarch, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt.
• Increase heat to medium and bring to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool (at least 15-20 minutes) before proceeding.
• Prepare egg wash by combining egg and teaspoon of water in a small dish and stir/scramble well.
• Lightly brush the insides of your pastry squares with egg wash.
• Portion about 2-3 Tablespoons of apple pie filling into the center of each square. Gently fold over one corner to the other to envelope the apple filling. Use the tines of a fork to press and seal the turnovers.
• Brush the outside lightly with egg wash, cut small slits across to vent, and sprinkle with coarse sugar, if desired.
• Bake on 400F (205C) oven for 25 minutes, until pastry is beginning to turn golden brown.
• Allow to cool before drizzling with glaze.

APPLE TURNOVERS (OR ANY CANNED FRUIT PIE FILLING)

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE PASTRY:.
• Blend flour and salt in medium mixing bowl. Cut chilled shortening into 1/2-inch cubes. Cut in chilled shortening cubes into flour mixture, using a pastry blender, in an up and down chopping motion, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some small pea-sized pieces remaining.
• Sprinkle half the maximum recommended amount of ice cold water over the flour mixture. Using a fork, stir and draw flour from bottom of bowl to the top, distributing moisture evenly into flour. Press chunks down to bottom of bowl with fork. Add more water by the tablespoon, until dough is moist enough to hold together when pressed together.
• To test the dough for proper moistness by squeezing a marble-sized ball of dough in your hand. If it holds together firmly, do not add any additional water. If the dough crumbles, add more water by the tablespoonful, until dough is moist enough to form a smooth ball when pressed together.
• Shape the dough into a ball. For ease in rolling, wrap dough in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes or up to 2 days.
• FOR THE FILLING:.
• Combine apples and water in small saucepan. Cook and stir on high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer 5 minutes.; stir frequently. Combine flour and granulated sugar. Stir into apple mixture. Bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Stir in butter.
• Heat oven to 425ºF. Roll out refrigerated pie dough. Cut six 5 1/4-inch circles from each half (reroll circles as necessary to 1/16-inch thickness).
• Place about 1 tablespoon apple filling on each dough circle. Moisten edges with water. Fold in half over filling. Press with fork to seal. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Prick tops with fork to let steam escape.
• Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack.
• Combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla in small bowl. Stir well. Drizzle over turnovers. Serve warm or cool.
• Note: Any canned fruit pie filling can be substituted for fresh apple filling.