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Apple Turnover. A perfect filling for apple turnovers! I used my own pastry crust doubled the cinnamon added a bit of allspice and sprinkled with Demerara sugar crystals rather than glaze. Yummy right out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Of course, once you've tried them, they're sure to become a recipe you'll make over and over again. With their flaky puff pastry crust and spiced apple filling, these turnovers are like little grab-and-go apple pies. At first glance, apple turnovers can seem intimidating. You can cook Apple Turnover using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Apple Turnover

1. You need 1 batch of homemade/store bought puff pastry.
2. You need 4-5 of small apples, peeled, cored, diced.
3. It's 1/4 cup of light brown sugar.
4. You need 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
5. It's 1 tbs of lemon juice.
6. It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
7. Prepare 1 tbs of unsalted butter.
8. It's 1 of egg yolk, lightly beaten.

But trust us, they aren't really! These sweet and flaky pastries are similar to hand pies but with an airy, buttery crust that's less dense. Puff pastry is the key to creating that perfectly light crust, which makes turnovers so scrumptious. Combine the orange zest and orange juice in a bowl.

Apple Turnover step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 400-degrees F, and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper..
2. Add the apples, cinnamon, lemon juice, sugar, butter and salt to a saute pan, and cook over medium heat until the apples soften and caramelize. Stir frequently..
3. Remove the apples from the heat and let cool to room temperature..
4. Take the puff pastry out from the fridge..
5. Sprinkle the work surface and puff pastry with flour. Roll out the dough into a 12-inch square. Use flour to prevent sticking. Cut the dough into four equal squares..
6. Divide the apple mixture into 4 piles in the corners of the dough, but leave about 3/4" of border. Fold the edges of the dough over each of the apple piles. You will have 4 triangular pies..
7. Crimp tightly along the edges with a fork to seal..
8. Move the pies to the baking sheet. Brush each pie generously with the beaten egg yolk..
9. Bake the pies for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and puffy..
10. Flaky, buttery and sweet..

Apple turnovers are easy to make! The biggest decision one needs to make is how to do the pastry crust. If you use an already prepared frozen puff pastry or folded pie crust, the apple turnovers will be a snap to make, they will look pretty, and the crust will lots of buttery layers. Truth be told, I'm not sure that I've ever eaten a fresh-baked apple turnover! Which is a crying shame, because now that I've made them, I can't believe that I've only ever had store-bought turnovers.