Turnover Pastry Dough

From Kristi’s Kitchen

(inspired by my MeMe’s recipe)

Ingredients:

1c. whole wheat pastry flour

4oz. organic cream cheese

1 stick organic unsalted butter

½ tsp. sea salt

Directions:

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees

-Combine flour and salt in large bowl

-Cut cold butter into flour with pastry cutter

-Using clean hands fold softened cream cheese into flour and butter mixture until well combined

-Form into a dough disc –wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to rest

-Divide dough into 2 equal pieces

-Roll each piece to 1/8 “ thickness

-Using a 2” biscuit cutter –cut out a total of 22 rounds

-Roll each round to 1/16” thickness and place 1 tsp. of desired filling on the round

-Fold each round in half, crimp the open sides with a fork and lightly prick each pastry top

-Place assembled turnovers on a parchment lined baking sheet

-Egg-wash the top of each turnover

-Bake in preheated oven for 12-14 minutes

-Remove from baking sheet onto a wired rack to cool

Turnover Fillings:

Cherry

1 1/3 c. frozen cherries

8 dates, diced

4 tsp. coconut palm crystals

¼ c. filtered water

1 tsp. almond extract

-Combine all ingredients in a sauce pot over MED heat.

-Simmer until fruit is broken down and mixture is thickened

Apple

2 medium apple, peeled & cored

4 dates, diced

2 tbsp. organic unsalted butter

¼ tsp. cinnamon

5 tsp. coconut palm crystals

-Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan over MED heat

-Simmer until fruit is soft and tender

Turtle

1 Beyond Organic Chocolate Bar

11 pecan halves, cut in half

1 small recipe of "Coconut Nectar Caramel Sauce" (see blog post)

-Break apart the Chocolate Bar into tiny squares

-Place 2 squares of chocolate on pastry round

-Add a piece of pecan and a drizzle of caramel before sealing

* For plain chocolate just place the chocolate and seal

These are so yummy -you can be sure there will be more filling recipes to follow -I've already got a few savory options rolling around in my head! This dough was so easy to work with and tasty -I am dreaming of 100 more ways to use it...more to come on this- I promise!

Happy Eating!