Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers Recipe

These Apple Turnovers are really simple to make using store bought puff pastry and a fresh apple pie filling. Enjoy bakery style, flaky pastries that you have baked yourself!

📝 Ingredients

• 6 Granny Smith apples
• 3 tablespoons butter (See Note 1)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch ((also known as cornflour))
• 1 pound (450 grams) frozen or chilled puff pastry (See Note 2)
• 1 egg (beaten for egg wash)
• powdered (icing) sugar, to serve

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- To make apple filling ---
2. 2Peel, core and chop apples in to smallish pieces.
3. 3Add apples to a frying pan along with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon and place on medium heat.
4. 4Stir until the butter is melted and all ingredients are combined and beginning to bubble
5. 5Turn down the heat to a low simmer and cook the apples for 10-15 minutes until just tender.
6. 6Mix cornstarch with 2 teaspoons water. Use this mixture to thicken the apples. If too thick add a spoonful or two of water.
7. 7Transfer apple filling to a dinner plate to cool.
8. 8--- To assemble Apple Turnovers ---
9. 9Preheat oven to 400F°/200°C and line two baking trays with non-stick parchment paper.
10. 10If frozen, defrost the puff pastry until pliable according to package instructions. If puff pastry becomes too hot it will be limp and hard to handle - in that case just pop it back in the fridge.
11. 11Cut each sheet of pastry into 5-inch x 5-inch (12cm x 12cm) squares.
12. 12Divided apple filling over half of each square.
13. 13Brush half of the edge of each square lightly with egg wash.
14. 14Fold pastry over apples encasing the filling and press the edges well to seal.
15. 15Transfer finished pastries to lined baking tray.
16. 16With scissors or a sharp knife cut three slits in the top of each assembled pastry.
17. 17Brush tops with egg wash.
18. 18Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
19. 19Cool on wire rack.
20. 20Dust with powdered (icing) sugar to serve.