Dried Cherry Turnovers
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 8 oz. low-fat sour cream
- 2 1/4 cups dried cherries
- 1 cup ruby port
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 3 Tbs. brown sugar
- 1 1/2 Tbs. grated orange zest
- In medium bowl, combine flour and salt.
- Cut butter into flour.
- Add sour cream and gently mix with fork until moistened.
- Turn onto lightly floured surface and knead to form dough.
- Do not overwork.
- Divide dough into 6 even pieces.
- Roll into balls.
- Place each on a piece of plastic wrap; cover and flatten into 5-inch disk.
- Refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Unwrap one piece of dough.
- Roll between pieces of plastic wrap into an 8-inch circle.
- Repeat with remaining balls.
- Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine cherries, port, cinnamon and brown sugar.
- Bring to simmer, remove from heat, cover and let sit 20 minutes.
- Remove cinnamon stick and drain cherries.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Generously flour work surface.
- Cut 3-inch rounds from each disk.
- Place 1 tablespoon of cherries and a pinch of orange zest on each round.
- Fold dough in half and seal edges with fork.
- Repeat with remaining pastry and filling, making 28 to 30 turnovers.
- Bake until golden brown, about 35 to 45 minutes.
flour, salt, butter, lowfat sour cream, cherries, ruby port, cinnamon, brown sugar, orange zest
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/dried-cherry-turnovers/ (may not work)