Apple Turnovers

Name: Apple Turnovers
Yield: Six 5- to 6-inch turnovers
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ⅔ batch Quickest Puff Pastry; 2 pounds (about 4 large) tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Greening, or Northern Spy; 2 pounds (about 4 large) tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Greening, or Northern Spy; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; ⅓ cup granulated sugar; 2 pounds (about 4 large) tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Greening, or Northern Spy; 2 pounds (about 4 large) tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Greening, or Northern Spy; confectioners’ sugar for finishing; 1 egg well beaten with a pinch of salt; 1 egg well beaten with a pinch of salt; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Six
5- to 6 inch turnovers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

The secret of a good turnover is a filling that is both plentiful and flavorful. I think a brief cooking concentrates the flavor of any fruit and also helps get rid of some of the excess water that would make the baked turnovers soggy.

Ingredients

⅔ batch Quickest Puff Pastry

Americas
United States
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Place the dough on a floured surface and lightly flour the dough. Roll it into a 12 x 18-inch rectangle. Slide the dough onto a pan (fold it over a piece of foil or plastic wrap if necessary) and refrigerate it while preparing the filling.
To make the filling, peel, halve, and core the apples. Cut the apple halves into ½-inch dice. Place the apples and remainin