One Damn Thing

These didn’t turn out so pretty, because once I thought “apple turnovers” it quickly became “APPLE! TURNOVERS! NOW!” They sure are tasty, though.

This was my basic recipe:

• Leftover puff pastry from this recipe
• One apple peeled and diced
• About 2 TBSP prepared applesauce
• About 1 TBSP each brown sugar and cinnamon

Lay the pastry out in a square. Paint each edge with an egg wash. Spoon as much mixture as humanly possibly into the center of the pastry. Fold diagonally into a triangle shape. Crimp edge unattractively with fingers, and then try unsuccessfully to fix the splitting seams by pressing down with a fork. Brush tops with egg wash. Bake in a pre-heated oven on a (very important) non-stick baking sheet at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees and cook for 5 minutes more. Let cool completely, lest you burn your tongue on the molten filling.

Things I might try the next time around:

• Roll the pastry out a little thinner and make 4 smaller turnovers
• Cut the pastry in symmetrical squares, so they fold over into nicer looking triangles
• Use a tarter apple (all I had in the house was Gala)
• Use a milk/sugar wash instead of an egg wash on the inside and outside of the pastry

All in all, a great impromptu dessert.