Apple Turnovers.

A simple recipe for cold winter nights (or whenever).
This recipe cooks the apples first in a frypan, then allow to cool before folding them in the pastry and baking in a hot oven.
Don't forget to let the pastries cool down a bit before eating, the apple filling will be incredibly hot if you don't.

Apple and Cinnamon Turnovers

Equipment

·      Peeler

·      Small fry pan

·      Sharp knife and chopping board

·      Measuring cups/spoons

·      Baking tray

·      Mixing bowl

Ingredients

·      Apples, 1, peeled, cored and sliced

·      Butter, 1 square

·      Sugar, 1 tsp

·      Cinnamon, ¼ tsp

·      Lemon juice, ¼ tsp

·      Water, 2 tsp

·      Puff pastry, 1 sheet

·      Egg wash

·      Yoghurt, 1 Tbspn

Method

Oven on to 220⁰C.

1.    Peel, core and slice up the apples.

2.    Melt the butter in a small fry pan on a medium low heat.

3.    Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and water.

4.    Cook gently until apples are soft.

5.    Allow apples to cool down by placing in large mixing bowl.

6.    Cut the puff pastry sheet into 4 squares (quarters).

7.    Place a spoonful of apple near the middle of each square.

8.    Egg wash the edge of the pastry and fold over into a triangle and seal the edges well with a fork.

9.    Egg wash the top and sprinkle a little sugar over it.

10.  Make a small hole in the top of the pastry to allow steam to escape.

11. Place sugar side up on a baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes.

12.  Serve with a dollop of yoghurt on the side.