Recipe Ms. Mofet's Cherry Turnovers

[msmofet]

Ms. Mofet's Cherry Turnovers

8 Turnovers (can half recipe)

1 package (17.3 oz.) frozen puff pastry sheets (2 count)
1 (21 oz. can) Cherry Pie Filling

Egg wash:

1 Egg
1 TBSP. water

Beat together and set aside.

Cinnamon sugar

OR

Icing drizzle

1 C. confectioners sugar
1 TBSP. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Mix together and set aside.

Remove pastry sheets from box and paper wrapper.
Allow to thaw 40 minutes.

Heat the oven to 400°F.

Unfold 1 pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.

Gently roll out to remove any cracks/wrinkles and slightly thin sheet.

Cut the pastry sheet in quarters.

Top each square with 3 TBSP. cheery pie filling.

Fold the pastry in half over the filling to form a triangle.

Crimp the edges with a fork to seal.

Cut 3 small slits in the top of each filled pastry.

Brush the pastries with the egg wash.

(Optional - Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar after brushing with egg wash. Or just brush with egg wash and drizzle with icing after baked turnovers cool 10 minutes)

Place the pastries onto a baking sheet lined with silicone mat or parchment paper.

Repeat with 2nd sheet of puff pastry.

Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown.

Let the pastries cool on the baking sheet on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

If icing: Place icing in a small plastic zip bag. Cut a very small amount off one tip of bag.
Gently squeeze and drizzle icing over turnovers.
(I sprinkled half turnovers with cinnamon sugar and drizzled the other half with icing but didn't get picture of iced turnovers unfortunately)

 

[karadekoolaid]

There's no such thing as cherry filling over here in the tropics, because cherries don't exist. However.....
We've got guava fruit, tropical plums, fresh pineapple, mango, pawpaw, soursop, passionfruit, strawberries, blackberries.
I think pineapple would work well, tropical plums, mango and the berries. Any thoughts?

 

[msmofet]

I’ve never seen those fruits in a turnover. I’ve only had Apple or Cherry turnovers.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I think any filling would work because you're just using the pastry as a holder for the filling, though passionfruit might need a thickener to get it to a suitable consistency.

I've certainly encountered apple and blackberry, just blackberry, strawberry, apple and raspberry, so there's plenty of room to try things out.

 

[msmofet]

I think any filling would work because you're just using the pastry as a holder for the filling, though passionfruit might need a thickener to get it to a suitable consistency.

I've certainly encountered apple and blackberry, just blackberry, strawberry, apple and raspberry, so there's plenty of room to try things out.

Oh. You just gave me an idea. Strawberry rhubarb turnovers.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Anything with rhubarb has just got to be good.
Of the fruit I mentioned above, the passion fruit is no good, I think, because it's really just pulp with seeds. The soursop doesn't cook well ( a bit like persimmon) and neither does pawpaw. I'd also add peaches to that list.