Naturally Sweet Apple Turnovers
The recipe Naturally Sweet Apple Turnovers can be made in roughly 45 minutes. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains approximately 3g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 202 calories. For 55 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Foodista requires milk, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, and powdered sugar. 17 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It works well as a very budget friendly hor d'oeuvre. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 17%, which is rather bad. Naturally Sweet Honey Blondies, Sweet Potato Turnovers with Sweet Kraut, and Sweet Potato Turnovers with Sweet Kraut are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
2 large apples, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
4 ounces cream cheese, very cold and cubed
1 egg yolk
Dough
cups flour
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons milk
1/8 cup powdered sugar
3 tablespoons Sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, very cold and cubed
1 teaspoon Frangelico (or vanilla or rum)
Equipment:
whisk
bowl
blender
plastic wrap
baking paper
baking sheet
oven
Cooking instruction summary:
- Start dough by whisking dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add butter and incorporate with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs develop. Add cream cheese and incorporate well.
- Plop in egg yolk and stir with a fork until dough comes together into a ball.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll into a uniform ball. Slightly press flat with the palm of your hand and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill at least one hour.
- Once dough has chilled, set it on a floured surface and roll it out to about 10 x 12. Cut into sixten even squares. Lay the dough squares on a parchment paper covered baking sheet and set in the freezer to chill.
- In a separate bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice, maple syrup, spices and brown sugar. Make sure to cover all of the apple pieces.
- Take dough out of freezer. Drop about 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of each piece of dough. Fold one pointed edge towards its opposite corner to form a triangle. Crimp edges with a fork along the seams. Repeat with all of the dough.
- Brush a little milk over the top of each turnover and sprinkle with extra sugar if desired. (Pop back into the freezer for a quick chill if the dough is soft.). Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned.
Step by step:
1. Start dough by whisking dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
2. Add butter and incorporate with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs develop.
3. Add cream cheese and incorporate well.Plop in egg yolk and stir with a fork until dough comes together into a ball.Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll into a uniform ball. Slightly press flat with the palm of your hand and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill at least one hour.Once dough has chilled, set it on a floured surface and roll it out to about 10 x 1
4. Cut into sixten even squares. Lay the dough squares on a parchment paper covered baking sheet and set in the freezer to chill.In a separate bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice, maple syrup, spices and brown sugar. Make sure to cover all of the apple pieces.Take dough out of freezer. Drop about 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of each piece of dough. Fold one pointed edge towards its opposite corner to form a triangle. Crimp edges with a fork along the seams. Repeat with all of the dough.
5. Brush a little milk over the top of each turnover and sprinkle with extra sugar if desired. (Pop back into the freezer for a quick chill if the dough is soft.).
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned.
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