Apple and Cinnamon Turnovers

A simple and delicious dessert.
This recipe makes 4 turnovers. Just watch the amount of sugar sprinkled on top of the pastry, it can burn easily.

Apple and Cinnamon Turnovers

Equipment

·      Peeler and Corer

·      Small fry pan

·      Sharp knife

·      Measuring cups/spoons

·      Baking tray

·      Mixing bowl

Ingredients

·      Apples, 1, peeled, cored and sliced

·      Butter, 2 knobs

·      Sugar, 1 tsp

·      Cinnamon, ¼ tsp

·      Lemon juice, ¼ tsp

·      Water, 1 tsp

·      Puff pastry, 1 sheet

·      Egg wash (a whisked egg and a little water)

·      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) or 4 triangles.

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

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.