Apple Turnovers

Name: Apple Turnovers
Ingredients: 1 recipe pie dough, made with margarine or unsalted butter; 1 recipe pie dough, made with margarine or unsalted butter; ½ pound (approximately 1 cup) dried cherries; ½ cup apple cider; 1 cup walnuts, chopped; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; A few gratings of fresh nutmeg; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 4 medium firm apples (such as Rome), peeled, cored and thinly sliced; 4 medium firm apples (such as Rome), peeled, cored and thinly sliced; 1 egg; Granulated sugar for dusting

Preparation info

Makes approximately
16
turnovers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Apples (A Country Garden Cookbook)

By Christopher Idone

Published 1998

About

Turnovers were a winter breakfast treat made with the extra pie dough my mother saved from her apple pies.

Ingredients

1 recipe pie dough, made with margarine or unsalted butter

Dessert
Vegetarian
Winter

Method

In a bowl, soak the cherries, cider and ⅓ cup boiling water for 1 hour or until they plump up.

In a medium saucepan, combine the cherries and juice, walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the cherries have absorbed most of the liquid, stirring often to prevent scorching on the bottom of the pan. Set aside and reserve.

Melt