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An apple turnover made with puff pastry sliced in half on a square while plate

Apple Turnovers

These easy apple turnovers are made with flaky puff pastry and filled with homemade apple filling. They full of warm spices and are the perfect fall dessert ready in minutes .
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Turnovers
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • Puff Pastry 2 sheets
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 cups diced apples Small dice
  • 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • cinnamon sugar mix optional

Egg wash

  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoon water

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2-3 Teaspoons milk

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter over medium to high heat in a medium skillet Add diced apples , brown sugar , cinnamon and salt .Cook for about 6-7 minutes , or until the apples are soft
    Making the filling for Apple turnover-in a skillet melted butter , diced apples , brown sugar , salt and cinnamon
  • Make a slurry with the corn starch and water , add it to the apples. cook the mixture until the liquid is thickened .Allow to cool before assembling the turnovers
    Thea apple filling for turnovers in a skillet , cooked and cooling
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees . Roll 1 sheet of the puff pastry out on a flour surface to a square about 12x12 . Cut into 4 equal portions
    One sheet of puff pastry cut in 4 pieces to make apple turnovers
  • Place puff pastry squares on a parchment lined baking sheet . Brush the edges with egg wash
    Egg wash brushed around the edges of one of the squares of puff pastry for turnovers
  • Place about 2 tablespoons of filling in the center of the square
    Apple filling placed int he center of one of the squares of puff pastry for apple turnovers
  • Fold puff pastry into a triangle
    Apple Turnover before the edges are crimped
  • Crimp edges with fork ,Cut a small vent hole on top
    Cutting vent holes in a apple turnover dough
  • Brush with egg wash . If you like sprinkle with a cinnamon sugar mixture . Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes
    apple turnovers before they go in the oven brushed with egg wash and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar
  • Once out of the oven carefully transfer to a cooling rack
    6 apple turnovers cooling on a wire rack
  • Mix glaze adding a little milk at a time until it is to a consistency you like
    Glazed mixed in a small bowl to drizzle on apple turnovers
  • Drizzle glaze over cooled turnovers
    apple turnovers on a cooling rack drizzled with glaze
Keyword Apple turnover, Apple turnover with puff pastry
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