Makes 10 turnovers
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom.
What you’ll need
4 large granny smith apples
1 large lemon
All Purpose Flour
Sugar
Brown sugar
Salt
Cornstarch
Vegetable shortening (Room Temp)
Unsalted butter (Room Temp)
Cold water
1 large egg
Vanilla Extract
Cinnamon
All spice
Tools you’ll need
Parchment paper
Pastry blender
Fruit peeler
Apple Corer
Rolling pin
Pastry bag
Pastry brush
Making the Crust
Step 1-Add 3 Cups All-purpose flour, 4 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir all ingredients together
Step 2- Add 9 tablespoons unsalted butter (Room temp) and 9 tablespoons vegetable shortening (Room temp) Cut butter and shortening into the flour using a pastry blender.
Step 3- Add 1/2 cup cold water. Stir until mixture forms a dough. Place into fridge for 30 minutes.
Preparing your apple filling
Step 4- Peel your apples (Fruit peeler) Core your apples (Apple corer) To make sure core has been completely cut the edges to each of the apple slices.
Step 5- Cut each individual apple slice into small cubes.
Step 6- Rinse lemon, cut lemon in half, and squeeze 1/2 of a lemon into bowl with apple cubes. Stir all ingredients together.
Step 7- Add 1/3 Cup sugar, 1/3 Cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon All spice, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir all ingredients for 5 minutes. While you are stirring your apples will release their own juices.
***Preheat fire to medium high heat***
Step 8-Add 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter. Add apple filling. Let simmer for 3 minutes. Once done let mixture cool completely. It will also thicken as it cools.
Making the crust part 2
Step 9- Lightly flour surface of table. Add dough on top of table. Form dough into a small rectangle.
Step 10- Roll dough into a 22 inch long by 9 inch wide square. Once done trim edges off of dough. It will leave you with a 20 inch by 8-inch square.
Step 11-Cut dough into ten 4×4-inch squares. 4 inches long 4 inches wide. Remove any excessive dough.
***Preheat oven to 350 degrees***
Lightly butter your baking pan and place a sheet of parchment paper inside the pain.
Step 12- Pipe apple filling into each individual square.
Step 13- Take one of corner side of dough and place it onto the opposite side of the square. To seal the layers, press down with your fingers.
Step 14-Lightly brush each individual apple turnover with egg wash.
Optional- Cinnamon sugar mixture
Add 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Stir.
Step 15- Place into a preheated 350-degree oven and bake for 40 minutes.
Step 16- After 40 minutes remove the apple turnovers from the oven. Let cool completely or until warm.
Serve warm and enjoy!
YouTube instructional video
