Sheree's Delicious Fruit Turnovers (baked and fried)
- 5 medium pears OR (3 large GRANNY SMITH apples)
- 1 ***** or 1 large can fruit drained, reserve 1/2 cup of liquid
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstartch (for thickening)
- 1/2 tsp real vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg.... or allspice.... apple pie seasoning
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar (i use lower sugar content from WALMART)
- 2 tbsp baking sweetner..... Splenda.... Stevia...etc...CAN USE REGULAR SUGAR... my dads diabetic but he LOVES fruit pies!!!!
- 6 egg roll wrappers..... may take as many as 8
- 1 **** cooking spray
- if using canned fruit drain all but 1/2 cup liquid... put in saucepan
- OR IF USING FRESH FRUIT..... peel and core fruit.....cut up fruit into medium size pieces.
- put in bowl and stir in lemon juice until covered... this will keep fruit from turning brown...
- mix cornstarch and COLD reserved liquid or 1/2 cup water...
- add sugar, butter, spices, and vanilla.... allow it to get warm and a low boil.
- add cornstarch mixture to hot liquid to thicken..
- turn down to simmer and cook until it becomes gooey....
- allow to cool and it will thicken..
- lay out egg roll wrappers .. have a bowl of water handy.... wet finger around edge and put 1/4 - 1/3 cup of fillingin the center.... fold egg roll in half and press edges together.... use fork tongs to press the edges together....
- on a SILVER cookie sheet lay parchment paper on cookie sheet...
- pre-heat oven at 350..... spray each turnover with non-stick veggie spray (2 squirts).... bake turnovers in oven for 12-15 minutes... until golden.
- can be sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.. or powdered sugar...
- **** TURNOVERS CAN BE FROZEN......
- I spray a cookie sheet with not stick spray...
- I make the turnovers and put on cookie sheet in a single layer until frozen.
- put in a Ziploc bag once frozen.
- TURNOVER CAN ALSO BE DEEP FRIED..... if frozen they can be thawed and cooked in any method u wish!!
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- *** I also have a recipe for PECAN PIE TURNOVERS on my profile...
apples, lemon juice, cornstartch, vanilla, nutmeg, butter, brown sugar, baking sweetner, egg roll wrappers
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/339199-sherees-delicious-fruit-turnovers-baked-and-fried (may not work)