Naturally Sweet Apple Turnovers
By: The Duo Dishes
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 6:11pm

Ingredients




Dough

 cups flour
1/8 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup unsalted butter, very cold and cubed
4 ounces cream cheese, very cold and cubed
1 egg yolk
Filling

2 large apples, peeled and diced
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon Frangelico (or vanilla or rum)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Juice of 1/2 lemon

2 tablespoons milk
Sugar, optional

Preparation

1 Start dough by whisking dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Add butter and incorporate with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs develop. Add cream cheese and incorporate well. 2 Plop in egg yolk and stir with a fork until dough comes together into a ball. 3 Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll into a uniform ball. Slightly press flat with the palm of your hand and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill at least one hour. 4 Once dough has chilled, set it on a floured surface and roll it out to about 10″ x 12″. Cut into sixten even squares. Lay the dough squares on a parchment paper covered baking sheet and set in the freezer to chill. 5 In a separate bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice, maple syrup, spices and brown sugar. Make sure to cover all of the apple pieces. 6 Take dough out of freezer. Drop about 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of each piece of dough. Fold one pointed edge towards its opposite corner to form a triangle.  Crimp edges with a fork along the seams. Repeat with all of the dough. 7 Brush a little milk over the top of each turnover and sprinkle with extra sugar if desired. (Pop back into the freezer for a quick chill if the dough is soft.). Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned.