French Apple Turnovers (Chaussons Aux Pommes)

Name: French Apple Turnovers (Chaussons Aux Pommes)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 egg, beaten to blend (for glaze); 340 grams Granny Smith apples; 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 397 grams package all-butter frozen puff pastry (1 or 2 sheets, depending on brand), thawed; 340 grams Golden Delicious apples; 3 Tbsps sugar; 59 milliliters water

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give French Apple Turnovers (Chaussons Aux Pommes) a try. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 343 calories, 5g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A couple people really liked this dessert. Head to the store and pick up sugar, granny smith apples, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Peel, core, and cutapples into 1-inch pieces(about 4 cups).

Place apples inmedium saucepan; add 1/4 cupwater, 3 tablespoons sugar,and lemon juice. Bring to boil,stirring occasionally until sugardissolves. Cover; reduce heatto medium-low and simmeruntil apples are very tender,stirring frequently, about 12minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Apple

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.Gently mash apples with forkor potato masher until mixtureis very soft but still chunky.Cool completely. DO AHEAD:Filling can be made 2 days ahead.Cover and refrigerate.

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Apple

Potato

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Potato Masher

Position 1 rack in topthird and 1 rack in bottomthird of oven and preheat to400°F. Line 2 baking sheetswith parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Oven

If using 14-ouncepackage (1 sheet), roll outpastry on lightly floured surfaceto 15-inch square. If using16-ounce package (2 sheets),stack sheets together and rollout on lightly floured surfaceto 15-inch square.

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Roll

Cut pastryinto nine 5-inch squares.

Place1 generous tablespoon fillingin center of each of 8 squares(reserve remaining square foranother use). Lightly brushedges of 1 pastry with beatenegg. Fold half of pastry squareover filling, forming triangle.Press and pinch pastry edgeswith fingertips to seal tightly.Lightly brush pastry withbeaten egg.

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Egg

Sprinkle lightlywith superfine sugar, if desired.Repeat with remaining squares.Using thin, sharp knife, make 3small slits on top of each triangleto allow steam to escape.

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Superfine Sugar

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Knife

Placetriangles on prepared bakingsheets. Refrigerate until firm,about 15 minutes.

Bake turnovers untilbeginning to color, about 15minutes. Reverse baking sheetsfrom top to bottom. Reduceoven temperature to 350°F;continue baking until turnoversare firm and golden, 10 to 15minutes longer. Cool at least15 minutes before serving.

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Oven

Servewarm or at room temperature.