Spiced Apple turnovers

Spiced Apple turnovers

2 medium apples (about 180g ea)

1 tbsp butter

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 tbsp lemon juice

¼ tsp ground cardamom

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

pinch allspice

2 sheets ready rolled puff pastry

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tbsp icing sugar

thick cream, to serve

 

Pre-heat oven to 200C.

Peel, core and slice apples. Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat and cook apples with brown sugar and lemon juice, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Stir in spices , remove from heat and cool.

Cut  two rounds from each pastry sheet. Place a quarter of the apple mixture on each pastry round, brush around the edges with egg . Fold pastry over to enclose filling, pinching edges together to seal. Place turnovers on a lightly greased oven tray and brush tops with egg.

Bake for about 15-18 minutes or until golden and pastry is cooked. Dust with icing sugar and serve with thick cream.

Makes 4.