Cherry Turnovers
- 1 16-oz. bag frozen cherries
- 1 Tbs. plus 1/2 cup sugar, divided
- 1 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 18 tsp. almond extract, optional
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon, optional
- 1 17.3-oz. pkg. frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
- Place cherries and 1/4 cup water in medium saucepan, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, and boil 5 minutes, or until juices begin to thicken, crushing cherries with fork to break up.
- Combine 1 Tbs.
- sugar and cornstarch in bowl.
- Whisk in lemon juice and 2 tsp.
- water.
- Stir cornstarch mixture into cherries, and cook 1 minute, or until juice is thick.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in almond extract (if using) and cinnamon.
- Cool.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Roll out 1 puff pastry sheet to 12-inch square.
- Transfer to parchment paper, place on baking sheet, and chill 10 minutes.
- Repeat with second puff pastry sheet.
- On floured work surface, cut each puff pastry sheet into 9 squares.
- Brush edges of squares with water, then spoon 1 Tbs.
- cherry mixture in center of each square.
- Gently fold dough from corner to corner to form triangular turnovers; press dampened edges together to seal.
- Place turnovers upside down on parchment-lined baking sheet, and return to refrigerator to chill 10 minutes.
- Remove turnovers from refrigerator, and crimp edges with fork.
- Score tops with 3 small, shallow knife slashes.
- Bake 17 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in small saucepan, and bring to a boil.
- Boil 1 minute, then remove from heat.
- Remove turnovers from oven, and immediately brush with sugar syrup.
- Cool 15 minutes before serving warm.
frozen cherries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, almond, ground cinnamon, frozen puff pastry
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/cherry-turnovers/ (may not work)