Apple Turnovers to Share
5 from 1 vote
Ingredients
- 2 Cooking apples chopped
- 30 g brown sugar
- 1 lemon juice
- 300 g butter puff pastry rolled
- Egg wash 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water
- 2 tbsp. pearl sugar - optional
Instructions
- Heat oven to 200C/400°F.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, add the sugar, apple and lemon juice. Cover with a lid and cook over a medium/low heat for 5-10 minutes until the fruits are softened. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Sprinkle a work surface lightly with flour. Roll out the puff pastry and cut into a rectangle approximately 30 X 20cm.
- Brush the pastry with egg wash.
- Then spoon the apple mixture on the pastry. Fold each in half to enclose the pastry. Using a fork or your fingers, press the edges together to seal.
- Transfer onto the baking tray, brush with egg wash. Use sharp knife to cut a few slits ( vents to allow the pastry to cook). Sprinkle some pearl sugar over.
- Bake for 25 to 35 minutes until cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes on a wired rack if possible.
- Serve within a day for best flavour!