Wednesday, December 23, 2020

December 23, 2020 - A Book & Recipe

Happy Holidays, All!

We at Brooke County Libraries are excited to share with you a recipe straight from Joanne Fluke's "Apple Turnover Murder". It's sure to liven up your kitchen this Christmas or any other day of the year. 


Use commercial/frozen puff pastry dough.

Images are courtesy of Google and Bookbub.

One Batch makes 8 turnovers from a 17.5 oz package of Pepperidge Farm frozen puff pastry dough. Pie crust dough is also usable.

The Crust
One 17.5 oz pack of dough
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
White granulated sugar

Apple Filling
4 and 1/4 cups cored, peeled, sliced, and chopped
1/2 cup of sweetened dried cranberries
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1/3 cup of white granulated sugar
1/4 cup of flour
1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of cardamom
1/4 tsp of salt

Thaw your dough on a floured board.

While thawing, prep apples. Core and peel. Slice as you would for pie. Place is large mix bowl and add cranberries. Sprinkle with lemon to keep apples from browning. Toss the mix around by hand.

Mix the sugar, flour, spices, and salt in a small separate bowl. Then dump on top of the apples and coat.

Preheat over to 400 degrees F, rack in middle row.

One dough thaws, roll half out to 12 sq in on floured board. Use knife to make one horizontal line through square middle and then vertical to create four squares.

Break the egg into cup. Add 1 tablespoon of water and whisk.

Line cookie sheet. Transfer squares to sheet one at a time and coat with egg wash.

With a slotted spoon pick up approx. 1/2 cup of filling and place in square's center.

Pull one corner of square over the filling to opposite corner and form a triangle. Firmly press edges together with fork. Coat the top of the turnover with egg wash, using a pastry brush. 

Cut two slits in turnovers with a sharp knife, approx one inch long slits.

Roll out second sheet of pastry dough and repeat. When all turnovers are ready, sprinkle the tops with white sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden on top.

Cool for 5 minutes.


So if you're looking a perfect evening at home holiday recipe this one will make your mouth water!

Be sure to let us know you tried it or give us additional tips either in the comment section below or on any of our social media pages. We love to hear from you!


Check out Joanne Fluke's murder mystery on our Ebook site WV Reads for more details!


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