Quince Turnovers
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, half very cold
- 1 pound ripe quince, peeled, cored and cut into1/4-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Pinch fine salt
- All-purpose flour, for rolling the dough
- 1 sheet store-bought puff pastry, thawed but cold
- Special equipment: a pastry brush.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to brown.
- Add the quince and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened and nicely browned in spots, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the sugar and 1/4 cup water, bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is syrupy and the quince is tender, 4 to 5 minutes more.
- Stir in the salt.
- Transfer the mixture to a metal bowl and refrigerate to cool, about 10 minutes.
- Fill a small bowl with water.
- Dice the remaining 4 tablespoons cold butter into bits and fold it into the fruit.
- Dust a cutting board with flour and roll out the puff pastry to a 12-inch square.
- Cut into 4 6-inch squares.
- Brush the edges of one of the pastry squares with water.
- Spoon 1/2 cup of the filling into the center of the square and spread it out a bit towards 2 opposite corners.
- Fold the dough diagonally over the filling to make a triangle and seal by pressing the edges with a fork.
- Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining pastry squares and filling.
- Arrange the turnovers 2-inches apart.
- Make 2 or 3 vents in the top of each turnover with a sharp knife, using the tip to open the vents to expose the fruit (this will prevent the vents from closing in the oven).
- If your kitchen is very hot, pop each turnover in the freezer while you work and cut vents them when they are chilled.
- You can fill and freeze the turnovers for up to 5 days before baking; add an additional 5 minutes to the baking time.
- Bake the turnovers until deep golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes, rotating the pan after 10 minutes.
- Place the pan on a rack and let the turnovers cool for 5 minutes before serving.
- The turnovers can also be served at room temperature.
unsalted butter, quince, sugar, salt, flour, pastry
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/quince-turnovers.html (may not work)