How To Make Brie Apple Turnovers
There are endless reasons why baking apples is a wonderful idea. From pies to pastries, apple desserts top the cake on summer and fall recipes. Aside from making (golden) delicious desserts, it’ll leave your house smelling like the sweetest bakery in town. That irresistible aroma is the final touch to make your house welcoming to any guest. All you need is the perfect recipe to set this all into action. Our Brie Apple Turnovers are a simple solution to begin your apple adventure.
Turnover vs. Strudel
Among the pastry universe, there are two classic apple desserts that often get mistaken for one another. Although the apple strudel and turnover involve the main element of apples, they are entirely independent from one another. Strudels involve very thin dough layered with apple filling. They are usually in loaf or pastry form. A turnover is exactly what its name suggests: Dough that you “turn over” itself creating a pocket of apple filling. If you’re thinking of the stereotypical triangles with fork pressed edges, you are in the right area of an Apple Turnover. Get out your brie and make our rendition with us!
Ingredient Substitutes
In the event that your kitchen is lacking any of the recipe ingredients, here are some useful alternatives:
Egg: brush with milk, water, oil, or butter
Frozen pastry dough: feel free to make your own homemade dough using flour, egg, butter, and salt or use crescent roll dough (make sure you roll together to eliminate the perforated lines)
Fruit: the best alternatives to apples are nectarines or pears
Brown sugar: substitute with regular sugar
Brie Apple Turnover Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package brie sliced
- 4 apples diced
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 pastry dough
- 1 egg whisked
- 1 tbsp melted butter grass-fed
Instructions
- Remove frozen pastry dough from freezer and let sit for at least 30 minutes before use.
- Preheat oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Dice apples and place in a medium sized bowl. Add all spices, and lemon juice, to the bowl and mix well.
- Pour filling into a small pot and add butter. Let simmer on low for 10-15 minutes so all ingredients can intermingle.
- Gently unfold pastry dough and roll out using a rolling pin. Make sure to evenly roll out the dough and close all pastry perforations by pinching the dough together before rolling more. Cut dough into 6 even squares.
- Add apple filling to each square and top with a brie slice. To close, wet the bottom edges of the pastry square. Fold top side over either creating a square or a triangle (whichever way you'd prefer it look). Close edges with a fork and place on baking sheet (if pastry is too warm, place in the freezer for 10 minutes before baking).
- Brush each turnover with whisked egg and place in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes or until pastry browns.
Notes
How to prevent filling overflow?
The best solution to prevent the apple filling from spilling out onto the pan is to freeze your pastries 10-20 minutes before baking. It is best to have all ingredients a bit colder than room temperature prior to placing in the oven. Another tip is to let your filling cool completely so that it is not too warm prior to baking. Regardless, having some of the filling seep out is not going to mess with the flavor or overall presentation of your flaky treats. Once transferred to a serving dish, those spillages will be a good as gone!
Turnover Storage
If you are looking to eat your brie apple turnovers within the next two days after making, you can place these bad boys in the fridge. Classic turnovers would be okay to leave out but considering ours includes boujee brie, we advise against it. For longer storage, it is best to freeze your leftovers. To thaw, bake until warm (15-20 minutes) or pop those puppies into the microwave.
If you find that you have extra apple filling, feel free to save this too! Add it to your pancake mix in the morning, reheat on the stove and pour over your turnover leftovers, or add it to a brie cracker for a sweet addition. The best thing about apple mixtures is they can sweeten up almost anything.
What to do with extra apples?
Whether you got suckered into buying a bag of apples at an orchard or bought a bag at the store, leftover apples can be hassle. Fortunately, we have a few recipes up our sleeve to help!
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