I rolled out the dough to make it thinner with my ¨rolling pin¨ and began cutting my shapes.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Apple date turnovers
I´ve had these pretty little granny smith apples looking at me for a few days now, calling my name. So I made two dozen beautiful apple turnovers to freeze and to send to my dear friend. I´ll tell you how I made these fancy treats. First I finely chopped about 10 dates and peeled, cored, and sliced four granny smith apples sprinkled with lemon juice. In a large skillet, I melted 3 tbsp butter, 1/2 c. sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and a pinch of salt, then added my fruit. I let the bottom caramelize and turned over my fruit to caramelize some more, then added water to simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring every now and then. My fruit began to cook down and looked like this....

I had set out some frozen puff pastry to defrost and laid it out with some flour to be rolled flat. I still have not found a rolling pin that I like. So, I use a bottle filled with ice cold water. For a cookie cutter I use a wide mouth glass or bowl.
I rolled out the dough to make it thinner with my ¨rolling pin¨ and began cutting my shapes.
Next came filling the circles, brushed with beaten egg and sealing them up. I crimped the edges with a fork and brushed the tops with more egg wash. I didn´t bake these because they will be frozen and are ready to place in the oven whenever. This recipe made two dozen pastries.
I rolled out the dough to make it thinner with my ¨rolling pin¨ and began cutting my shapes.
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