Apple Turnovers

Ingredients:

1/4 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box
2 large fresh peaches, cut in half and pitted
1 egg white slightly beaten
2 teaspoons sugar

Sauce:

2 Tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
3/4 cup peach nectar
2 Tablespoon peach-flavored schnapps or additional peach nectar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel

SERVE WITH

2 cups vanilla ice cream

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Line 15 X 10 X 1 inch pan with foil spray foil with cooking spray. In small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup sugar, the flour cinnamon and butter; set aside.

2. Unroll pie crust on lightly floured work surface. Roll into 13 in circle. Cut crust into quarters.

3. Place 1 peach half, cut side up on each crust quarter. Spoon sugar mixture evenly onto peach halves. Brush crust edges with beaten egg white. Bring sides of each crust quarter up over peach; press edges to seal, making 3 seams. Place dumplings, seam side up, in pan. Brush crusts with egg white; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar. Make small slits in top of each dumpling to allow steam to escape.

4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool at least 15 minutes before serving.

5. Meanwhile, in 1 quart saucepan, stir together 2 tablespoons sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in nectar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in schnapps and orange peel.

6. To serve, place dumplings in individual dessert dishes. Top each with 1/2 cup ice cream. Serve sauce over ice cream and dumplings.

4 Servings


Tips:


I called this an apple turnover although the ingredients require peaches because someone suggested I try it with apples. It was a hit with the peaches, but for those of you who aren't a big fan of baked peaches, apples are a great alternative! Basically, I just used an apple pie recipe to make the filling. To make the job MUCH easier I just bought sliced apples in a can which were already seasoned. So I just took those apples and put about a slice or two in each dumpling and followed the rest of the recipe. It was a hit!