Apple Walnut Gorgonzola Turnovers

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups peeled cored, chopped apples (use a good cooking apple such as jonagold, pippin, granny smith, jonathan, golden delicious, gravens)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup crumbled gorgonzola
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 14 ounces prepared puff pastry sheets (total 14 ounces)
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 place chopped apples in a bowl, microwave on high heat for 5 minutes until apples are cooked through. remove from heat and let cool. drain excess moisture. once cooled, chop further so that the pieces are between 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch square. (note you can skip this step if you want; the main purpose is to get the apples to release some of their moisture before cooking into the pastry.).
• 2 combine apples, walnuts, gorgonzola, thyme and honey in a small bowl.
• 3 preheat oven to 400°f working with one puff pastry sheet at a time (leave the second one in the refrigerator until using it) roll out the pastry to a size of 9-inches by 12-inches. cut into 12 3x3-inch squares (a pizza slicer works great for this). paint 1/2-inch of border around each square with beaten egg (this will help the pastry seal). place a heaping teaspoon of the apple walnut mixture in the center of the squares. fold over the squares into a triangle shape, stretching the dough if necessary to cover the filling. use the tines of a fork to crimp the edges. place triangles on a silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet, with space between the triangles. chill for 5 minutes in the refrigerator before baking, or chill while you prepare the second puff pastry sheet.
• 4 whisk in a half teaspoon of water into the remaining beaten egg. use a pastry brush to paint on the tops of the pastry triangles for a nice glaze. place in oven and cook for 15-20 minutes until nicely puffed up and lightly browned. allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.
• 5 serve either warm or at room temperature. can be made several hours in advance.