Glazed Cherry-Cheese Turnovers
- 1 1/2 cups pitted sweet cherries, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh orange rind
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup (2 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 16 (14 x 9-inch) sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
- Cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon orange juice
- Combine cherries and granulated sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Combine cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water, stirring until smooth. Add cornstarch mixture to cherry mixture; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in rind and almond extract. Cool.
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Combine 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, cheese, and vanilla in a small bowl, stirring until well blended.
- Place 1 phyllo sheet on a large cutting board or work surface (cover the remaining dough to keep from drying); lightly coat with cooking spray. Repeat layers 3 times. Gently press layers together. Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, cut each phyllo stack lengthwise into 4 (9 x 3 1/2-inch) strips. Spoon 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture onto 1 short end of each rectangle. Spoon 1 level tablespoonful cherry mixture on top of cream cheese mixture, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold 1 corner of edge with 1-inch border over mixture, forming a triangle; continue folding back and forth into a triangle to end of strip. Repeat procedure with remaining phyllo, cooking spray, cream cheese, and cherry mixture.
- Place triangles, seam sides down, on a large baking sheet coated with cooking spray; lightly coat triangles with cooking spray. Bake at 400u0b0 for 10 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire racks 5 minutes. Combine the remaining 5 tablespoons powdered sugar and juice in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. Drizzle juice mixture over turnovers.
sweet cherries, sugar, cornstarch, water, orange rind, almond extract, powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, phyllo dough, cooking spray, orange juice
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/glazed-cherry-cheese-turnovers (may not work)