Did you know that July 5th is Apple Turnover Day?!?
Upon a modest investigation of recipes for this fine dessert I have found that it in fact a fairly easy dessert to make with a few easy short cuts too! I have taken Ina Garten 's recipe from the show Barefoot Contessa and made a few modifications to fit the inventory in my kitchen.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of grated orange zest
3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice
1 1/4 lbs of Gala Apples (cored and cut into 1" pieces)
3 tablespoons of dried cranberries (or frozen)
3 tablespoons of granulated sugar
1 tablespoon of all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1 package of frozen puff pastry (defrosted)
1 beaten egg with 1 tablespoon of water (for wash)
Directions
Preheat oven to 400*f
Combine the orange juice, zest and apples in a bowl. Add the cranberries, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Toss together coating the apples evenly with the sugar and spices.
On a floured surface gently roll out the puff pastry, taking caution not to tear the pastry sheets, to a 12 by 12 inch square. Cut the sheet into 4 smaller even squares. Do twice to create 8 small 4 by 4 inch squares.
Brush the edges of each square with the egg wash and spoon about 1/3 cup of the apple filling on half of the square. Fold the pastry over diagonally of the apple filling to make a triangular shaped purse. Press the edges of the Turnover down with a fork to create a seal. Do this over 8 times and transfer the Turnovers to a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush the tops of the Turnovers with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar and with a knife make two 1 inch slices to the top of the turnover.
Bake for 20 minutes in a 400 degree F oven. Remove the baked Turnovers from the pan and let cool on a wire rack. Serve slightly above room temperature with scoop of French Vanilla Ice Cream!!
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