Apple Turnovers – with cream stuffed possibility

Apple Turnovers – handheld puff pastry pies baked with a cinnamon apple filling. Straightforward to make, the one query is: to fill with cream or not? There’s a case for each!!

Apple Turnovers

If in case you have golden flaky puff pastry and it’s filled with heat cinnamon apple cubes in a syrupy caramel sauce, you’ll be able to’t actually go incorrect whichever path you go down for serving. However – choices are a very good factor – as a result of wouldn’t life be boring if all of us favored the identical factor? 🙂

So, in the present day, you have got a selection of Apple Turnovers two methods – traditional plain or cream stuffed!

Cream filled Apple turnovers — Cream stuffed apple turnovers

Dunking Apple turnovers in cream — Cream stuffed apple turnovers

Basic, plain – Served heat, contemporary out the oven. Dusted with just a little ice sugar to make it fairly with cream for dunking. The latter will not be one thing you see in unusual apple turnover recipes. In my world, I say it’s strongly, strongly really helpful! Serving with out is type of like consuming Apple Crumble with out ice cream. You get it. 😇
Cream stuffed! Ah, the traditional Aussie Apple Turnover. Now, right here’s the factor! It’s chilly – you’ll be able to’t serve it heat else the cream melts. So that you do lose out a bit on flavour – as a result of heat filling tastes tastes higher than chilly. However, you’ll be able to’t beat the sentiment and complete impracticality of biting into an enormous cream stuffed apple turnover! Yeah, it’s messy. And we find it irresistible.

(Observe: although, I do have a tip on how you can cease the cream from squirting out fully… learn on!).

Substances in apple turnovers

Right here’s what that you must make apple turnovers.

Apple turnover cinnamon filling

Apples – Granny Smith apples are my favorite apple possibility. Good stability of tartness with candy, they usually maintain their form. Most pink apple varieties will break down extra so you find yourself with a compote inside (which makes base soggy), and are sweeter. Additionally, not really helpful to make this with out pre-cooking apples, see submit for more information.
Cornflour / cornstarch – This thickens the apple juices to make a syrup so it doesn’t soak the bottom of the puff pastry. No one likes a turnover with a soggy base!
Sugar – I take advantage of white sugar as a result of I wish to hold the syrup clearer. However brown sugar additionally works effective, and makes a barely extra caramely tasting syrup.
Cinnamon – For flavour! Cinnamon plus apple is like basil and tomato, bread and butter, cheese and crackers. 🙂
Vanilla – Additionally for flavour.
Pinch of salt – This simply brings out the flavours of all the pieces else. It doesn’t make it salty in any respect. Commonplace follow in candy baking. 🙂

Puff pastry

Butter puff pastry is tastier than oil based mostly puff pastry. It’s just a little dearer as a result of butter is dearer than oil, but it surely actually is tastier.

Measurement – Right here in Australia, the most typical manner puff pastry is offered is in 20cm/8″ sq. sheets, frozen. There are some extra premium manufacturers offered in bigger sheets that I take advantage of for particular dishes like Beef Wellington. However for on a regular basis functions, I take advantage of the sq. ones that are helpful for apple turnover as a result of every sheet makes 4 properly sized turnovers. 🙂
Egg – That is for sealing the turnovers and brushing the floor so it comes out of the oven beautiful and golden.

Cream

I’ve issues to say concerning the cream choices for Apple Turnovers. Learn on!

How to make whipped cream ahead - Stabilised Whipped Cream — Delicate whipped cream for dunking turnovers

For the cream – you’ll want both:

Delicate whipped cream for dunking the plain turnovers (as talked about above, non-compulsory however strongly, strongly really helpful!). You wish to use mushy whipped cream so it’s dunkable; or
Stabilised whipped cream OR stiff whipped cream for the cream stuffed turnovers. You know the way mild and ethereal common whipped cream is? Nicely, if you happen to use that in apple turnovers, the cream will actually simply squirt out fully with the primary chunk.

So I like to recommend utilizing stabilised whipped cream as a result of it tastes like common whipped cream but it surely’s stabilised so it doesn’t squirt out all over the place with the primary chunk. Plus the cream stuffed turnovers will final within the fridge for twenty-four – 36 hours with out the cream melting and deflating. It’s very easy to make – simply cream and mascarpone whipped collectively. Get the recipe right here!

Nonetheless, unusual whipped cream tastes completely effective too. Simply beat it so it’s stiff and pip-able. It would squirt out with the primary chunk. However that’s okay! Simply mop it up!

Find out how to make apple turnovers

Some recipes will skip cooking the apple filling on the range. Tempting, I do know. But it surely does make the bottom extra soggy as a result of the apple leeches extra juices. Additionally, the apple items prepare dinner inconsistently. It truly is value cooking the filling first!

Apple turnover filling

Cornflour / cornstarch – Put the apples in a big saucepan and toss with the cornflour / cornstarch. Tip: massive saucepan is healthier as a result of the apple juices evaporate quicker so that you get a thicker caramel coating on the apples. Small saucepan = extra watery sauce.
Combine – Add the sugar, cinnamon and vanilla then combine to coat.
Prepare dinner for five minutes on medium (or medium excessive on weaker stoves) till the apples are softened however nonetheless holding their form. The sauce ought to thicken right into a syrup.
Cool – Unfold the filling onto a plate and let it cool fully. Don’t use a bowl, it makes the apples sweat extra and thins the sauce.

Making the apple turnovers

TIP: Use puff pastry when it’s barely thawed. A lot simpler to deal with! Overly mushy puff pastry will get floppy and sticky, and is a complete ache to deal with. In case your puff pastry softens an excessive amount of, simply stick it again within the freezer for a bit.

Minimize the hardly thawed puff pastry into 4 equal items (10cm / 4″ squares).
Egg – Brush two sides of the pastry with the whisked egg.
Filling – Place 2 tablespoons of filling on the egg brushed facet. Keep away from the apple sauce, it can make the bottom too soggy and if it leaks onto the sting the place you brushed the egg, it can stop it from sealing correctly.
Fold the puff pastry over to cowl the filling.

5. Seal the sides utilizing a fork dipped in flour (prevents it from sticking to the puff pastry). By urgent down firmly and crimping the sting, it seals it properly.
6. Refrigerate – As you full every turnover, place them on a chopping board lined with paper. Then refrigerate for 20 minutes – this makes the turnovers puff up higher. (PS Don’t chill the turnovers on a baking tray, it can compromise how properly the bottom cooks as a result of the chilly tray takes time to warmth up).
7. Egg wash and prick – Slide the sheet of paper with the turnovers on them onto a big baking tray. Brush with whisked egg (makes them good and golden), then prick the floor 3 occasions with a small knife. Steam escape holes – reduces threat of the filling leaking out of the seams.
8. Bake for 25 minutes at 200°C/400°F (180°C fan-forced), or till the turnovers are golden. And so they’re completed! So now, consuming choices: plain, or cream stuffed!

Find out how to serve plain apple turnovers (the straightforward possibility for impatient folks 🙋🏻‍♀️)

If you’re not making cream stuffed apple turnovers, they are surely greatest served heat. I personally wish to mud with icing sugar / powdered sugar to make them look fairly. And I actually wish to serve with cream for dunking! Heat apple turnovers with evenly sweetened whipped cream is a match made in heaven.

Making cream stuffed apple turnovers

To make cream stuffed apple turnovers, as soon as the turnovers are cool sufficient to deal with, use a small knife to chop the seams. Open it up and put aside till the within is absolutely cool – else the cream will soften.

When able to assemble, whip the stabilised cream (learn above for why I like to recommend that) or make common whipped cream however beat till stiff so it’s pip-able. Then pipe it inside!

So, there you go! I didn’t count on to jot down a lot concerning the humble apple turnover. I really determined to publish this recipe in the present day considering it’s a pleasant straightforward one.

Then after all, I’m going an make issues extra sophisticated by providing the recipe two other ways. Which sounds easy sufficient, then I get to the tip of the submit and am fairly alarmed at how a lot I’ve written.

However – it’s a extremely easy recipe, I swear! 😂 Hope you give it a go. Let me know what you assume if you happen to do – and whether or not you dunk or fill with cream. – Nagi x

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Apple Turnovers – with cream stuffed possibility

Apple Turnovers