Pear-Cranberry Turnovers

Name: Pear-Cranberry Turnovers
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams ripe bosc pears (about 3), peeled, quartered, cored, diced; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 118 milliliters dried cranberries; 17 sheets 16 17 x 12-inch sheets fresh or frozen whole wheat phyllo pastry or regular phyllo pastry (thawed if frozen); 59 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted powdered sugar

Pear-Cranberry Turnovers might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 2133 calories, 46g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have butter, cornstarch, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dried cranberries you could follow this main course with the Breakfast Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Combine pears, cranberries, 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, and lemon peel in large bowl; toss to coat.

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Cranberries

Corn Starch

Lemon Peel

Pear

Sugar

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Bowl

Stack phyllo sheets on work surface; cover with plastic wrap, then damp kitchen towel.

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Filo Pastry

Wrap

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Kitchen Towels

Plastic Wrap

Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface.

Brush with some of melted butter. Top with second sheet; brush with butter. Fold phyllo in half lengthwise, forming 17-inch- long strip.

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Butter

Place scant 1/2 cup pear mixture on phyllo strip, about 2 inches in from 1 short side and in center. Fold 1 corner of strip over pear mixture, then fold phyllo back and forth (like a flag), enclosing filling.

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Pear

Brush top with butter after each fold until entire strip is folded, forming triangle.

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Butter

Transfer turnover, seam side down, to 1 baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Brush top with butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo, butter, and pear mixture.

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Butter

Pear