Cajun Turnovers Recipes

CAJUN CRESCENT TURNOVERS

Steps:

• For filling:
• Saute onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and mushrooms in butter until tender and mushrooms have released some liquid.
• Add rice and water.
• Stir. Add Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic powder, cayenne, and creole seasoning; Mix well.
• Bring to a boil, cover tightly, simmer for 10 minutes.
• For DOUGH:
• While rice is simmering, preheat oven to 375°F
• Separate crescent rolls into rectangles. Seal the seams in each rectangle by pressing the dough together.
• Place rice mixture (turnovers are easier to shape if rice is chilled) in the center of each rectangle.
• Fold dough over and press with a fork to seal the edges.
• Beat egg, garlic powder and garlic salt.
• Brush the tops of turnovers with beaten egg mixture.
• Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12-13 minutes.

CAJUN SWEET DOUGH

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat the butter, then add the sugar a little at a time. Add the vanilla. Beat the mixture until it is nice and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk.
• Before you use this dough, be sure you chill it well at least 2 hours or even overnight.
• To make turnovers: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 3 inch squares. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of the pie filling into the center of each square and fold over to form a triangle. Pinch the seams to seal or press with the tines of a fork. Place at least 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet. Brush with egg white.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown on the tops and bottom.

LOUISIANA SWEET-DOUGH MINCEMEAT TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a bowl whisk together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt. In a bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, beat in the vanilla and the egg, and beat in the flour mixture in batches alternately with the milk. Chill the dough, dusted with flour and wrapped in plastic wrap, in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Divide the dough into fourths and roll out 1 piece of the dough 1/8 inch thick on a well-floured surface, keeping the remaining pieces covered and chilled. Cut a 4-inch round from the dough, brush off any excess flour, and brush the edges with water. Put 1 tablespoon of the mincemeat in the center of the round, fold the dough over to enclose the mincemeat, and pinch the edges together to seal them. Make 3 more turnovers in the same manner with the remaining dough and mincemeat. Bake the turnovers on a buttered baking sheet in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes, or until the edges are golden.