Turnovers with Phyllo Dough

En Español

What do you think about a plum and guava marmalade turnover made with phyllo dough? Delicious right?

They are ideal with the morning coffee or tea or as an afternoon snack. My favorite turnover filling is apple and cinnamon, but since I had a little of each guava and prune marmalade, I decided to use them as filling instead and make this pastry Dominican style. Although I used phyllo dough on this occasion, you can also use puff pastry. Store bought dough makes it less complicated, it may not be the same as the homemade dough, but it's quite good. I was amazed of the quality and how easy it was to work with this #10 phyllo dough. 

For the upcoming holiday reunions, these turnovers are perfect and your guests would be more than pleased. Make them with your favorite filling either savory or sweet. I also included a homemade video to give you more or less an idea of how to work with the phyllo dough and how to form a triangle turnover. I apologize in advance because I couldn't edit the music audio which ends 24 seconds before it should.

Prune and Guava TURNOVERS with Phyllo Dough

 
Ingredients:
1 package of phyllo dough
2 cups of guava or prune jam or use guava paste
½ cup melted butter

For egg wash:
1 egg slightly beaten


Preparation:
Take one phyllo sheet from the pack, meanwhile open and cover the rest of the sheets with a damp kitchen towel and plastic paper. With a brush coat sheet of the phyllo with melted butter and fold three like a letter. Brush butter everytime you fold. On one corner place 1 - 1½ Tablespoon of filling. Fold forming a triangular shape (like flags are folded). Seal the edges well. Coat with egg wash. Bake at 375 ° F (190 ° C) until golden-brown. Let to cool and serve. Enjoy!

Yield 10-12 Turnovers

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Cornbread Muffins

Those of you who have read this blog for a while, know I have a favorite cornbread recipe that I've been using for years.  It is very simple to do and many of my readers have done it  and love it! This year I decided to make it as muffins for our Thanksgiving dinner and they came out perfect. For your next family reunion keep this recipe in mind.

Because they are done in a muffin/cupcake pan, less baking time is needed, and serving them is much easier.  They go well with chili con carne, roast chicken, turkey and gravy, cranberry jelly, or simply alone.

Chicken filling for Turnovers or Empanadas

This is a great recipe to use as a filling for empanaditas or turnovers. Check out how a make them with phyllo dough here: Prune and Guava Phyllo Turnovers.

Chicken filling for Turnovers or Empanadas

 
Ingredients:
1 pound of chicken breast cut into small pieces
3 Tablespoons of wine or juice of a sour orange
½ teaspoon ground oregano
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 bell pepper finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic mashed salt and pepper to taste
2 Tablespoons of cilantro finely chopped (optional)
Tomato paste or sauce to taste (optional)
3 Tablespoons oil  

Instructions:

Season the meat with wine, oregano, onion, pepper, garlic and salt and pepper. Stir-fry meat in oil until golden brown. Add tomato sauce and cilantro; cover and cook until chicken is done and tender, leaving a little bit of sauce but not to liquid. Cool completely before filling the turnovers.

Note: If you prefer, you can also add one of the following to this chicken filling: 1 can of corn, 1 spoonful of chopped olive and capers, semi cooked broccoli or chopped spinach.

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