Easy Apple Turnovers

Using flaky store-bought puff pastry, all you need to make Easy Apple
Turnovers is to shred up a few apples and mix in a bit of sugar and
lemon juice. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top and pop them in the oven-
get ready for super flaky, delicious, fresh Easy Apple Turnovers!

 
Ingredients

• 2 boxes of refrigerated puff pastry dough, with two sheets each (I like Pepperidge Farm)
• 2 Granny Smith apples
• 1 Ambrosia apple, or other sweet apple
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• two generous pinches of salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Place puff pastry sheets on the counter to come to room temperature, about an hour.
2. Peel
   and shred the apples, either with a box grater or food processor (just
   be sure to remove the cores first). Mix in the lemon juice, salt and
   sugar. Dump the apple mixture into a strainer placed over a bowl to
   remove excess liquid. Set your oven to heat to 375 degrees F.
3. Cut
   each pastry sheet into four squares. Place two tablespoons of apple
   filling in the center of each one. Dip a finger into the excess apple
   juice and run it along two adjacent edges of a piece of dough. Fold the
   opposite corner over to the wetted sides and crimp closed with a fork.
   Repeat with the remaining dough squares and filling.
4. Mix the cinnamon and sugar together.
5. Move
   the Apple turnovers to a baking sheet with a spatula. Wet the top of
   the fritters lightly with water (with a pastry brush, water bottle,
   etc.) and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Place them in the oven
   to bake for 35 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes.
   Serve.

Notes
These apple turnovers can be
made ahead thru step 3 and covered with plastic wrap in the fridge, up
to 24 hours. When you’re ready to bake them, remove the plastic wrap and
proceed with the recipe as written.