CARAMEL APPLE TURNOVERS WITH MASCARPONE

Caramel Apple Turnovers with Mascarpone image

What to do when you have a bunch of left over puff-pastry and more apples than you can eat? Make turnovers!!!! That's what I did. This recipe is based off of the same recipe I made with my Black Cherry turnovers earlier. Made my own caramel again, but this time it is a lovely apple flavored caramel. The air in Florida is just...

Provided by Maggie May Schill

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

FOR FILLING:
3 c apples, peeled and sliced
2 c raw sugar
3 tsp cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 Tbsp butter, salted
a pinch salt
8 oz pack of mascarpone (sometimes spelled marscapone)
PASTRY:
2 sheets puff-pastry dough. you can make your own from your favorite puff-pastry recipe, or ask your local baker at the bakery or grocer to sell you a few sheets of puff-pastry dough, they gladly will in my experience.

Steps:

1. For Filling: 1- Heat medium sauce pan over medium heat. 2- Once pan is hot melt butter completely in pan. 3- Add apples and coat with butter 4- Add pinch of salt 5- Add cinnamon, stir. 6- Apples will begin to sweat out their juice, in a measuring cup pour 1 1/2 cups of the reduced liquid out and set aside for later. 7- Add vanilla and lemon juice and stir. 8- Add 1 cup sugar, stir once then allow apples to sweat on medium heat. Stir occasionally until apples are tender. 9- Take mascarpone out of fridge and let it come to room temperature. Do not add to apples, set aside for later use.
2. Drizzle Preparation: 1-Heat medium sauce pan to medium heat. 2-Add reduced liquid and heat back through. 3-Add 1 cup sugar, stir once. 4-Bring heat to medium high and let simmer uncovered for 10-15 minutes. Do not set to high or let go to a rolling- boil, you will burn your sugar. (YUCK!) 5-Lower heat and add butter, stir and take off heat. 6-Allow caramel to thicken as it cools. 7-Use immediately (do budget your time for this) Side note: Never over stir a caramel. The sugar will crystallize, and you'll lose the creamy texture you are shooting for.
3. Assembly!!! 1-Preheat oven to 350'F 2- Flour a clean counter top or board. Roll out puff pastry and cut into 6 inch squares. 3- Spoon a tablespoon of mascarpone in the center of each pastry square. 4-Spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons of cooked apples onto each pastry square. 5-wet the edges of each pastry square with warm water and fold over and press edges together. 6-Use fork to seal edges securely. 7-take a sharp knife and cut two vent holes in each pastry, not too deep, just pierce the surface. 8-Lay out pastries onto cookie sheet. 9-Bake for about 40 minutes, or until golden. 10-Drizzle caramel across the top of each pastry for garnish!