Raspberry Turnovers Recipes

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.

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.

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll out 1 puff pastry sheet into a 12-inch square on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin, then brush off excess flour from both sides. Cut into 16 squares.
• Whisk together egg and a pinch of salt. Place 1/2 teaspoon jam and 1 teaspoon chocolate in center of each square, then brush edges of squares with some of beaten egg. Fold each square in half to form a triangle, pressing edges to seal. Brush tops of pastries with some of remaining egg and transfer to a lined baking sheet. Chill on sheet while making 16 more pastries in same manner, transferring to second baking sheet.
• Bake pastries, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Cool on sheets on racks 5 minutes. Serve warm.

RASPBERRY-RHUBARB TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out puff pastry dough to a 17 1/2-by-9 1/2-inch rectangle, about 1/8 inch thick. Using a dry pastry brush, sweep off excess flour. Using a pastry cutter or pizza wheel, trim to a 16-by-8-inch rectangle. Cut out eight 4-inch squares. Place squares on prepared baking sheet; cover with plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours.
• In a small bowl, mix together sugar and vanilla bean seeds until well combined. Transfer to a medium bowl along with rhubarb, salt, cornstarch, lemon juice and zest; mix until well combined. Gently fold in raspberries. Let filling stand until juicy.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolk and cream; set egg wash aside. Stir filling and strain, discarding excess liquid, and divide equally among the pastry squares, placing it in the center. Brush edges with egg wash. Fold dough diagonally over filling to form a triangle, and press to seal. If desired, crimp the edges using the floured tines of a fork. Place filled turnovers on a baking sheet, covered with plastic wrap, and freeze until firm, 20 to 30 minutes. The filled turnovers can be frozen for up to 3 weeks; no need to thaw before proceeding.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush tops of turnovers with egg wash, being careful not to let it drip over the edges, as this will prevent even puffing. Sprinkle generously with sanding sugar, and bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until turnovers are puffed and deep golden, 25 to 35 minutes. Using a thin metal spatula, immediately transfer turnovers to a wire rack to cool. They are best eaten the same day they are baked.

RASPBERRY LEMON TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Thaw pastry sheets on the counter for 30 minutes.
• Unfold one sheet onto a lightly floured board or clean counter, and roll out to 12x12", use a pizza cutter to cut into 9 (4x4") squares.
• Using a spoon, place a teaspoon of raspberry jelly in the center of each square, and spread into a 2" circle.
• Brush the edges of each square with water.
• Place a tablespoon of lemon curd in the center of a square, then quickly fold over one corner to the opposite corner to create a triangle, and press the edges to seal. It's important to do this quickly before the lemon curd has a chance to run out to the edges and gets in the way of sealing the edges, which is why I work with one square at a time for this step.
• Place the triangles on a jelly roll size baking sheet.
• Repeat this process with the second puff pastry sheet.
• Bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• When cool, drizzle with a confectioners sugar glaze (1/2 cup conf. sugar mixed with a few teaspoons of milk) or melted chocolate for decoration, if desired.
• Homemade Lemon Curd:.
• 1/4 cup lemon juice (either from squeezing lemons or from a bottle).
• 3/4 cup sugar.
• 2 large eggs.
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled.
• Whisk lemon juice, sugar and eggs together. Beat for 2 minutes. Whisk in the melted butter. Pour into a heavy 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, whisk constantly until it gradually thickens and comes to a boil (5-7 minutes). Remove from heat, continue to whisk until it cools ( 4-5 more minutes) Pour into a bowl or jar, cover and chill.
• If you are using this for the Raspberry Lemon Turnovers, it is imperative that you chill it first, or it will be too runny to stay in the center while you are sealing the turnovers.