Phyllo Dough Apple Turnovers

A square photograph of a white plate with a filo pastry apple turnover and two halves on top. The filling is visible.

Do you also love phyllo dough apple turnovers? This skinny version combines the delicious flavor with fewer calories. These apple pastries are delicious with crispy, flaky layers of phyllo dough enveloping sweet, cinnamon-spiced apple filling. Something we all love, don't we? Therefore, it's a great fall recipe!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Sweets and Sweet Baking

Cuisine Dutch

Servings persons

Calories 243 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 3 tablespoons raisins
▢ 2 apples peeled, take the core out.
▢ 2 tablespoons walnuts coarsely chopped
▢ ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
▢ 2 teaspoons honey
▢ 4 sheets filo dough thawed
▢ 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 430 °F or 390 °F.
Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Soak the raisins in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes. Remove and dry the raisins.
3 tablespoons raisins
Grate the apple and put it in a bowl.
2 apples
Mix the raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, and honey with the apple.
2 tablespoons walnuts, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 teaspoons honey
Put the filo pastry in a diamond shape in front of you.
4 sheets filo dough
Scoop ¼ of the apple mixture on the bottom part and roll once to cover the apple.
Fold the sides towards the insight and roll the apple turnover further until you have a small tip.
Brush some oil on the tip and roll further. You can find the link under the text “Roll filo dough apple turnovers” above if you want to see this roll-up on video.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Put the apple turnover on the baking sheet.
Repeat for all sheets of filo pastry.
Brush all apple turnovers with oil and slide the baking sheet into the oven.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Serve when they are still warm.

NOTES

1. Apples:

Suitable apples are Elstar, Jonagold, or Golden Delicious. Firm apples with a sweet and sour taste.
Instead of apples, use cubed pear (pear turnovers) or your favorite berries: blueberries and raspberries create a vibrant mix.

2. Walnuts: Toast them lightly for even more flavor. You can also replace the walnuts with pecans. If you have a nut allergy, omit the walnuts. You don't have to change anything in the recipe.

3. Phyllo dough:

You could use lumpia sheets or puff pastry if you can't get phyllo dough.
Ensure your phyllo dough remains covered with a damp cloth while preparing the turnovers. Otherwise, it can dry out and become brittle.

4. Variations and Tips

Creamy: Put some cream cheese on top of the filling. You'll get a pudding-like fill, delicious.
Don't overstuff your turnovers. You could cause them to burst open during baking.

5. Oven: When you use a conventional oven, set the temperature to 430 °F (220 °C). In a convection oven, 390 °F (200 °C) is sufficient.

6. Storage

Turnovers are best served straight from the oven. But if you've got leftovers (or want to prepare them in advance), here are some tips:

Advance: These turnovers can be prepared in advance (up to 24 hours before baking). Store them in the refrigerator on baking paper.
Refrigerator: Place them in an airtight container for up to two days.
Freezer: Put them on a baking plate and freeze them, keeping them a few inches apart. When frozen, take the apple turnovers from the baking plate and place them in a freezer box or bag. Thaw in the refrigerator.
Reheat: In a 350 °F (180 °C) oven for a few minutes, until warm and crispy.

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