I have never made pastry crust before- I know weird right? But I wanted to make homemade apple turnovers from scratch, I think I was intimated by the whole rolling out the dough process but I have a great recipe that was not hard to do and this pastry dough can be used for many different recipes and freezes well too. Plus it makes the apple turnovers light and flaky.

Apple Turnovers from Scratch

I used a food processor to combine my ingredients and I think it worked out really well.

How to Make Pastry Dough

Ingredients

2-1/3 cup flour + more for dusting and rolling

2 sticks unsalted butter sliced into 1/4 inch pieces

1 TBSP granulated sugar

1/2 tsp salt

8-12 TBSP ice cold water

Directions

1. In a food processor combine flour, salt and sugar pulse to combine.
2. Add the butter and pulse into butter is incorporated  and slightly crumbly.
3. Add the water to the flour mixture a few tablespoons at a time until the dough comes together.
4. Place on a floured surface.
5. Roll the dough out to a long rectangle.
6. Fold the dough in thirds like a letter and then roll out again.
7. Turn the dough and roll out into a long rectangle.
8. Fold the dough in thirds like a letter and then roll out again.
9. Repeat 2 more times.
10. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.

For the apple turnovers-

I used  jarred apple pie filling. or you can use my homemade pie filling.

Preheat the oven to 375.

Place a silicon mat on a baking sheet.

Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick and slice into triangles.

Place a tablespoon of filling in the center of each triangle.

Fold the edges over to make a smaller triangle.

Using a fork, crimp the edges to seal.

Top each with a egg white wash and sprinkle each turnover with sugar.

Bake for 20- 25 minutes until golden.

These homemade apple turnovers are so delicious and not really that difficult to make. The pastry is light and buttery and delicious. Fill with your favorite items like chocolate, almond, cherry or even cream cheese. This pastry dough will become your favorite go to for all types of baking.