Homemade Apple Pie Turnovers
If you read our previous post you know that we went apple picking a couple weeks ago. Well we had so many apples that we brought home, we decided we would make something with them. Here is our recipe for Homemade Apple Pie Turnovers:
Prep Time: 20 mins. Bake Time: 15 mins. ~Turnovers in Under 40 mins!~
Serving Size: 1 pie Recipe Yields: 8-10 pies
Ingredients:
- 4-5 medium size apples
- 1/3 cup of sugar
- 1/3 cup of light brown sugar
- 2 tsp of cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp of nutmeg
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp of cornstarch, mix with 2 tbsp of water until smooth
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 2-3 cans of crescent rolls
- cinnamon sugar*
Preparing The Apples:
We chose the Golden Delicious and Granny Smith Apples to make our turnovers because that is what we got when we went apple picking. You can use any kind of apple you wish but we think that these two kinds of apples add more flavor when baking with them! We also used 4 apples and they were quite large being from the orchard, if store bought you may need to add more!
To prepare your apples start by washing them, then peel them and cut them into small cubes (no core). Rinse the apple cubes off using a strainer and set them aside.
Preparing The Filling:
In a mixing bowl mix together the dry ingredients: the sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In another small bowl mix the cornstarch and water. In a medium size sauce pan, add the butter and place on medium heat. Once you can see that the pot is warm enough add your dry ingredients before the butter is fully melted. Then add in cornstarch mixture and egg yolk. Stir constantly for 2 mins until mixture is a liquid. Then take your apple cubes and add them into the sauce pan a little bit at a time making sure to cover the apples with the sauce. Let filling simmer on medium heat , stirring occasionally, until the mixture has thickened and apples have softened. Approximately no more than 5 mins. Remove mixture from heat and set aside to cool. Does not have to be fully cold to fill dough but mixture thickens when you let it cool off which leads to easier filling!
Preparing The Dough:
Making homemade dough....nobody has time for that!
All you need is some prepacked dough for this recipe we like to use Crescent Roll Dough!
We just bought the generic brand Buttered Crescent Rolls, the buttered ones add more flavor.
Making The Turnovers:
Take 2 crescent roll triangles and shape them into circles like pictured above. Then take a spoon full of filling and place onto the center of one of the dough circles. Then take the other crescent circle you made and cover over the filling. Take the edges from the bottom circle and pull them up and pinch dough forming a ball. Now you have your turnover ready to put into the oven!
Baking The Turnovers:
Place turnovers on a foil lined cookie sheet (this helps them get golden brown) also helps with easy clean up. Remember to spray your pan with a nonstick spray this is VERY important, because some filling may leak out and your turnovers will stick!
Bake on 375 for 15 mins. or as directed by instructions on dough package.
Enjoy!
M&B
Sometimes this recipe can make more filling than you have dough to fill...you can keep left over filling in an air tight container and place in the fridge for up to a week! This filling is also good on biscuits and other types of bread as well as a topping on vanilla ice cream, or can be eaten by itself!
You can keep your turnovers in an air tight container in the fridge as well for up to one week!
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