Raspberry Turnovers Food

RASPBERRY TURNOVERS (HAND PIES)

Steps:

• WHISK DRY INGREDIENTS: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients for the crust (flour, granulated sugar, and salt) until well combined.
• CUT IN FAT: Cut the cold butter into small pieces. It is essential that the butter is cold for the flakiest crust. Add the cut up butter into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter or a fork to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until it is the texture of coarse meal.
• MIX IN WATER: Add ice water to the bowl 1 tablespoon at a time and use a fork to gently nudge the flour into the water. The amount of water needed for your dough will vary depending on the day. Do not aggressively stir or mash the flour and butter down. Be as light and gentle as possible. Once large clumps of dough start forming, gather the dough up and press it together. If it crumbles then you need to add a little more water. If it holds together then you are ready to chill.
• CHILL: Press the dough together into a ball. Wrap the dough in a piece of plastic wrap, pressing it down into a disk, and refrigerate for one hour. This step is key to relaxing the gluten and allowing the dough to hydrate properly. If you want to prep the crust ahead of time and want to let it chill for longer than one hour, let it set out at room temperature until it is cool but almost room temperature before proceeding.
• PREP RASPBERRIES: Wash the fresh raspberries and allow to drain completely. Frozen raspberries do not work very well in this filling because they release too much liquid.
• MIX FILLING: About 5 minutes before rolling out your crust, combine the raspberries with the sugar, cornstarch, and salt for the filling. Gently stir together, taking extra care not to break the raspberries. You don't want to mix this together too early or the raspberries will start releasing too many juices.
• ROLL OUT CRUST: On a lightly floured work surface, divide the dough into 12 fairly equal pieces. You can use a kitchen scale if you want to be very exact, but I typically just eyeball it. Working with one piece of dough at a time, gently roll the dough out into a circle about 1/16th of an inch thick. This does not need to be perfect. Turnovers are rustic by design.
• FILL PIES: Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and place 6 pieces of rolled out dough on each pan. Place about 2 TBSP of filling in the center of each piece of dough. Fold the dough in half, leaving about 1/2" of extra dough on the bottom. Fold the bottom piece of dough over the top and press the seal. Use a fork to press into the dough and crimp all around the edge.
• EGG WASH: Whisk together an egg with 2 TBSP of water until well combined for the egg wash. Score each hand pie with 3 small slashes and then lightly brush the egg wash on each. Sprinkle each hand pie with sugar. Before the hand pies go into the oven, I like to place them in the freezer for about 10 minutes while the oven preheats. This will really help firm up the dough and make for the flakiest crust, but this is optional.
• PREHEAT: Preheat the oven to 375 F (190 C).
• BAKE: Bake the hand pies at 375 F (190 C) for 25-35 minutes, until golden brown. I prefer to bake one sheet at a time, but if you are baking two sheet pans at once, rotate them from top to bottom on the racks about half way through.
• STORE: Store hand pies that are completely cooled loosely covered at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for 4 days. Alternatively, you can freeze them for up to 3 months.

RASPBERRY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. On a lightly floured work surface, unfold pastry sheet; roll out to a 12-inch square. With a sharp knife or pizza wheel (and using a ruler as a guide, if desired), cut into four equal squares. Place on prepared baking sheet; refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, stir together jam and raspberries.
• Assemble turnovers: After chilling pastry squares, spoon jam mixture in center of each square. Using a pastry brush, dampen edges with water in a 1-inch border. Fold dough in half diagonally, over filling. Press edges to seal; with a fork, crimp to make a 3/4-inch border. Brush top of pastry with water; sprinkle with the sugar. With the tip of a paring knife, cut three small slits in the top (for steam vents).
• Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees while turnovers are chilling.
• Bake until puffed and golden, about 25 minutes (some jam may bubble up through vents). Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack; cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FRESH RASPBERRY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Stir one of the raspberry packages together with the sugar and 2 tablespoons apple juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Reserve the second container of raspberries.
• Cook the raspberries for about 5 minutes until the sugar is dissolved into the juice, the raspberries start to soften, and the juice comes to a simmer.
• Whisk the remaining tablespoon of apple juice with the cornstarch and add to the simmering raspberries. Cook for 1-2 minutes more, then stir in the remaining fresh raspberries.
• Unfold the thawed puff pastry sheets and cut each sheet into 4 squares.
• Brush the edges of each square with the egg wash and spoon the raspberry filling into the center of each square.
• Lift one corner of each square and carefully fold diagonally to make triangle-shaped puff pastry packets, pressing gently to seal the pastry edges.
• Transfer the turnovers to the prepared baking sheets. Brush egg wash on each turnover and sprinkle with raw sugar, if desired.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, until the pastries are puffed and golden brown. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before serving.

JAM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Unravel the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. Cut the pastry into six squares. Spoon the jam in the centre of each pastry square. Seal the edges by pressing down with a fork and brush with the egg. Lay on a lined baking sheet and bake for 20 mins. Dust with the icing sugar and serve with the clotted cream.

RASPBERRY PUFF PASTRY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine raspberries and sugar, toss together.
• In small bowl, mix cornstarch with enough water just to disslove it so there are no lumps. (About 1 tablespoon water) Add vanilla (if using) and salt. Add to berries.
• Heat this mixture on medium, stirring and smashing the berries until they soften and fall apart and the jam bubbles and becomes a thick consistency. Cool. (This filling can now be kept in the refrigerator for several days.).
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment or cooking mat.
• Fold out the puff pastry sheets. Using a ruler and a knife or pizza cutter, cut into 5" squares. Brush edges of each square with beaten egg wash to help seal in the filling.
• Place about 2 heaping tablespoons of filling off-center on each square and fold over to make a triangle. Using a fork, crimp edges to seal in the filling.
• Lightly brush egg wash over entire tops of turnovers. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
• Make a small slit on top of each turnover, being careful not to let the knife go all the way through to the bottom crust.
• Place turnovers onto parchment-lined sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, until a nice golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
• If using glaze, mix icing sugar, lemon juice and water together to desired consistency and drizzle with a fork over cooled turnovers.