New York State Apples Become Turnovers!

The family and I traveled to upstate New York for some Hyde Park fun and apple picking! What we didn't realize when we stepped foot on the apple orchard, was that the husband, step-daughter, and I would walk away with between 40-50 apples...

Don't misunderstand, we eat a lot of apples. But that equals approximately 15 a week between the 3 of us...not 50. Thus, in an effort to never (ever) waste the most amazing fruit on the planet (personal opinion), I decided to make simple, easy peasy, quick turnovers!

This recipe involves ingredients you most likely already have, minus perhaps the puff pastry, which makes it an affordable, quick way to provide your household sweet tooth with 8 large (yet oddly light) turnovers.

Yield: 8

Recipe Deets
1 package puff pastry
1 egg whipped with a tsp of water for egg wash
Raw sugar (if you would like to sprinkle a bit on the outside prior to baking)

Insides
4 large apples of choice cored, peeled, and chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar (I used 1/4 brown, 1/4 xylitol for a lower sugar option)
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp all-purpose flour
cinnamon to taste!

Glaze
1/2 cup powdered sugar
dab of vanilla extract
1-2 tsp water (according to thickness preference)

- Thaw your pastry in the 'fridge overnight, or on your countertop for a few hours
- Add all you "Insides" ingredients into a pot and allow apples to soften over medium heat (approximately 15 minutes), then set aside to cool
- Cut your pastry into 8, large squares
- Distribute cooled "Insides" evenly into each square (leave enough room to seal, so about a 1-1 1/2 tbsp in each)
- Seal each pastry in the shape of a triangle, use a fork to make the cool "ribbed" effect
- Place on a greased baking pan, brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with raw sugar
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until pastry is "puffed" and golden
- Removed and allow to cool on a rack

- In a small bowl, combine all of your "Glaze" ingredients
- place in a ziplock bag, cut a small hole at one end, and distribute evenly over the pastries!

Done and Done! Feel free to reheat in a toaster oven or conventional oven over the next few days - or however long they may last...