Though I'm not always enthusiastic about cooking, I'm pretty much always up for eating new stuff. But I've come to the conclusion that you can't have one with out the other for long. So I've developed quite a love for trying new recipes based mostly on wanting to taste something new...
I've done these turnovers before, but Travis wanted a filling that wasn't so... seedy. (Raspberries and strawberries have those?) So this time around I simply changed to peaches and cherries but the recipe is exactly the same otherwise...
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4 1/2 cups (about 1 1/2 pounds) fresh strawberries, quartered and destemmed
4 1/2 cups (about 1 1/2 pounds) fresh blueberries, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
4 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1 package frozen puff pastry, thawed
All-purpose flour, for dusting
1 egg, beaten
Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a medium pot, combine the first 6 ingredients and mix well. Cook on medium heat until tender and syrupy; about 10 minutes. Allow to cool in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle on a well-floured surface and cut into 8 squares. Place onto a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Brush the edges of the square with the beaten egg.
Place about 2 1/2 tablespoons of filling in the center of the square, leaving 1-inch on all sides clear. Repeat until all the puff pastry is used. Fold the turnover into a triangle and using a fork, crimp along the edges making sure to enclose all the filling in the pastry. Brush egg wash on top of each triangle.
Bake the turnovers until puffy and golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar
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There's probably gonna be a lot of filling left over. I've frozen mine and used it for turnovers later on or made a fruit pie!
These are mini spanakopitas. I really like greek food and wanted something to snack on a veggies filled. They are made with fillo (phyllo) dough which comes in thin sheets that you layer to create a light flaky crust... SO good!!
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1/2 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
12 sheets phyllo dough (14 inches x 9 inches)
Butter-flavored cooking spray
Directions
In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook onion and garlic until onion is tender. Stir in spinach and oregano; cook over medium-low heat just until spinach is warmed. Drain. Remove from the heat; stir in feta cheese and set aside.
Spray one sheet of phyllo dough with butter-flavored cooking spray. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent drying.) Fold dough in half lengthwise; spray with butter-flavored cooking spray. Cut dough in half lengthwise, forming two strips.
Place 1 tablespoon of spinach mixture on lower corner of each strip. Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, until you come to the end of each strip. Spray with butter-flavored cooking spray, making sure all edges are sprayed and sealed. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling.
Place triangles on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Serve warm. Yield: 2 dozen.
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Happy cooking and happy eating...
