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FROM
THE MESSAGE TREE KITCHEN
Delicious Apple
Turnovers
submitted by: Ann
Crabtree
The following recipe is more involved, but
really turns out delicious. Turnovers are meant to
be saved for dessert, as an alternative to the
traditional apple pie. If your guests are really
feeling decadent, serve the turnovers with vanilla
ice cream. Yum! Yum!
APPLE TURNOVERS FILLING:
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and
chopped (2 1/4 cups)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 sheets phyllo (or filo) pastry, thawed
if frozen
Butter-flavored nonstick cooking
spray
Cinnamon sugar: 2 teaspoons granulated
sugar mixed with 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
(optional)
Directions:
1.Mix all filling ingredients.
2. Place stacked sheets of phyllo on a
flat surface and cover with plastic wrap to
keep from drying out.
3. Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface.
Lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray. Top
with another sheet. Cut lengthwise in three
4-inch-wide strips. Move strips apart. Mound
1 heaping tablespoon filling at one end about
1 inch from corner. Fold opposite corner at
same end over filling, forming a triangle.
Continue folding your way up the strip, as
you would a flag, to the end.
4. Repeat with remaining phyllo and the
filling. You’ll have 12 turnovers. (Can
be made ahead up to this point and frozen on
a tray or cookie sheet. When firm, pack in
plastic bags.)
5. To bake freshly made or frozen
turnovers: Heat oven to 400° F. Lightly
coat a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking
spray.
6.Arrange turnovers seam-side down on
prepared cookie sheet. Lightly spray tops
with cooking spray. Sprinkle with cinnamon
sugar. Bake 15 to 17 minutes, or until
golden. Remove to wire rack to cool.
Serves 12.
The apple turnovers can be piped with the gel
icing with the names of the guests at your table.
Place on doily on dessert plate that rests on
dinner plate. When everyone is seated, the
turnovers can be moved from the dinner plate until
dessert time.
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