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September 27, 2012

Apple Turnovers

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Learn how to make homemade Apple Turnovers with puff pastry and apple pie filling from scratch. Recipe makes one small batch of easy turnovers.


Apple Turnovers

Dear Pie Crust,

It took years for me to love you. Your flaky, buttery crust fresh from the oven. Everybody raves about you no matter the season – pecan and pumpkin when the leaves are falling, hearty stick-to-your-ribs pot pie when it’s too cold to venture outside, fresh fruit when the sun is shining.

You can be quite finicky when you want to be. Too warm and you won’t roll out into a perfect circle to line my pie plate. Too cold and you simply won’t budge.

Don’t think I have to love you because you are my only option. I have found a new lover – puff pastry. It knows how to cheer me up when you fail me. That flaky crust. That puffiness. That crunch when you bake it. I mean, look at these easy Apple Turnovers. They puff up a million times more than you ever would, pie crust. Then when you take that first bite, that flaky crunch is met with the sweet taste of homemade apple pie filling.


Apple Turnovers

Oh pie crust, do you realize how much easier it is to work with puff pastry? When I took it out of the box, it was already a rectangle. Do you know how hard it is to roll you out into a shape with straight edges?

All I had to do was roll it a few inches to make it a 12×12 square then cut into four equal pieces. Puff pastry made it so easy to fill and fold into triangles. Do you know how hard it is to fold a deformed square into a triangle?


Apple Turnovers
Apple Turnovers

Pie crust, you may be laughing because my Apple Turnovers look burned, but they didn’t. Really that’s the egg wash bath and the cinnamon sugar shower I gave them. I couldn’t leave them cold and naked, so I dressed them in a simple vanilla glaze.


Apple Turnovers
Apple Turnovers

I even made peach turnoversfor when summer is here. The puff pastry love is all year round.

Don’t worry pie crust – your day will come. Just not today.


Apple Turnovers
 

Apple Turnovers

Apple Turnovers

Yield: 4 turnovers

Learn how to make homemade Apple Turnovers with puff pastry and apple pie filling from scratch. Recipe makes one small batch of easy turnovers.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup apple cider
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup peeled and finely chopped apple (roughly 1 small apple)
  • 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed according to package directions
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar mixed with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan, whisk together sugar, cider, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and cornstarch. Cook over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, about 3-5 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and apples. Set aside to cool until room temperature, about 15 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 400F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry into a 12x12 square. Cut the dough into four equal squares.
  5. Take one square, brush the edges with some of the beaten egg. Place about 2 tablespoons filling into the middle, being careful not to get too close to the edge. Take one of the corners and fold it diagonally to the other corner, forming a triangle. Press the edges together to seal. Place on the cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining squares.
  6. Cut 3 slits into each turnover. Brush with the beaten egg then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.
  7. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown and puffed. Let cool completely.
  8. Make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. If it's too thick, add a touch more milk. If it's too thin, add a little more sugar. Drizzle over cooled turnovers. Let glaze harden before serving.

Notes

Turnovers are best eaten the same day. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

© Carla Cardello
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Filed Under: Doughnuts + Pastries Tagged With: apple cider, apples, cinnamon, fall, lemon, puff pastry, small batch

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Comments

  1. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    September 27, 2012 at 7:46 AM

    Wow, those look great. I do happen to have a knack for pie crust but my love for puff pastry is separate and strong. :)

    Reply
  2. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    September 27, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    These are so pretty Carla!

    Reply
  3. Lyn @LovelyPantry says

    September 27, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    I absolutely love apple turnover. Puff pastry is the truth, isnt it? lol! These look so good, Carla!

    Reply
  4. Susan says

    September 27, 2012 at 11:45 AM

    I love your ode to puffy pastry. You basically spoke everything I feel pie crust. We don’t get along. We aren’t friends. Puff and I though are BFFS.

    Reply
  5. Renee says

    September 27, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    Oh Carla, you are so funny! We all have things that are a bit of a challenge and pie crust seems to be yours. I do love turnovers. Cherry is my absolute favorite and I can see making them with your homemade cherry pie filling.

    Reply
  6. Katy says

    September 27, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    These would make the perfect breakfast treat. Absolutely gorgeous!

    Reply
  7. kelly @ kellybakes says

    September 27, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    you know me; I love pie crust… and apples… and fall… and turnovers. And if you don’t love pie crust, I won’t hold it against you! Especially because you can make magic with puff pastry! :)

    Reply
  8. Vicki @ WITK says

    September 27, 2012 at 8:29 PM

    I am totally a pie crust novice too. I made a quiche the other day and bought a frozen pie crust. Bad blogger, I know :) Maybe I should try again, because these turnovers look amazing.

    Reply
  9. Nancy @ gottagetbaked says

    September 27, 2012 at 9:32 PM

    Lol – you’re awesome, Carla! I love this post. I have the same relationship with pie crust: difficult and full of angst! Puff pastry is definitely my main pastry squeeze. These apple turnovers look so freaking good. They don’t look burnt at all – the pastry is perfectly flaky, golden and crispy, and don’t even get me started on the delectable syrupy, cinnamon-flecked apple innards oozing out.

    Reply
  10. master chef says

    September 28, 2012 at 5:26 AM

    I love this recipe. Well done

    Reply
  11. Jennie @themessybakerblog says

    September 28, 2012 at 10:26 AM

    You have me drooling over these. Vanilla glaze, cinnamon sugar shower…yes, please. I want to take my finger to that sweet apple filling oozing out the side.

    Reply
  12. [email protected] and More says

    September 28, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    This is destiny! I bought 3 packages of Puff pastry today! Can’t wait to make these this weekend! Pinned.

    Reply
  13. Jen @ Jen's Favorite Cookies says

    September 29, 2012 at 12:35 AM

    I love pie crust… but puff pastry is totally better. These look delicious!

    Reply
  14. Stacy says

    September 12, 2013 at 2:10 AM

    Thanks for the laugh this morning, Carla! I have a loyal, foolproof pie crust from Good Housekeeping’s 1980 edition of their Illustrated Cookbook that has never failed me , but I must confess to cheating regularly with puff pastry. To roll regular crust out round, I use one of these. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/pie-crust-bag-14-inch I have them in two sizes 11″ and 14″.

    Reply
  15. Ramona says

    February 15, 2016 at 12:56 PM

    why does my puff pastry end up flat

    Reply
    • Carla says

      February 15, 2016 at 1:01 PM

      It’s hard to say without being in the kitchen with you, but my guess is your dough may have been too warm or you may have handled the dough too much.

      Reply

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