Golden Delicious Apple and Cheddar Turnovers with Dried Cranberries

Name: Golden Delicious Apple and Cheddar Turnovers with Dried Cranberries
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters (loosely packed) coarsely grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese; 1 large egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water to blend (for glaze); 59 milliliters pure maple syrup; 490 grams package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed; 2 mediums Golden Delicious apples, peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 1/2 cups); 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 8 servings Sugar; 59 milliliters sweetened dried cranberries; 59 milliliters chopped walnuts

Golden Delicious Apple and Cheddar Turnovers with Dried Cranberries is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 564 calories, 11g of protein, and 33g of fat. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. Head to the store and pick up coarsely cheddar cheese, puff pastry, walnuts, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Toss first 6 ingredients in medium bowlto blend. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hoursahead. Cover and chill.

Position 1 rack in top third and 1rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to400°F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheetswith parchment.

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Roll out 1 puff pastrysheet on lightly floured surface to 11-inchsquare. Using 5- to 51/2-inch plate or bowlas template, cut out 4 rounds from pastry.

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Roll

Transfer pastry rounds to 1 baking sheet,spacing apart. Repeat with second pastrysheet, placing rounds on second bakingsheet. Spoon filling onto half of each pastryround, dividing all of filling among rounds.

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Baking Sheet

Brush edges of pastry lightly with some ofegg glaze. Fold plain pastry half over filling;press on edges to seal and enclose fillingcompletely, then press tines of fork alongpastry edge to create tight seal. Using tip ofsmall sharp knife, cut two 1/2-inch-long slitsin top of crust on each turnover.

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Glaze

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Brush topswith egg glaze, then sprinkle with sugar.

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Sugar

Egg

Bake turnovers until crusts are puffedand golden and juices are bubbling throughslits in crusts, about 25 minutes. Carefullyrun metal spatula under turnovers to loosenand transfer to racks to cool slightly.

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