Cinnamon Sugar Apple Turnovers
Cuisine: American
Recipe Source: Taylor
These delightful little pastries are filled with a sweet and tart apple mixture spiced with cinnamon, then baked to golden perfection and dusted with sugar.
Difficulty: EASY
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Serving Size: 4 servings
For The Turnovers
Ingredients:
- 1 puff pastry sheet, thawed
- 2 small apples, peeled and diced
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp salt
For The Topping
Ingredients:
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Directions:
- Properly thaw puff pastry by letting sit at room temperature for 2 hours, or letting it sit overnight in the refrigerator.
- Once ready to make the turnovers, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, combine apples, sugar, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cut puff pastry into 4 squares.
- Spoon apple mixture evenly among puff pastry squares, in the middle of the squares.
- Fold one corner over diagonally, to make a triangle.
- Using a fork, press edges together.
- Brush each triangle with egg.
- Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over each turnover.
- Cut a slit in each turnover for a steam vent.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes, then enjoy!