Now that the summer is over, leaves are falling and pumpkins are ready to be carved. Crispy, golden, and covered in cinnamon sugar: these apple turnovers are perfect to kickstart the brisk Autumn weather.

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• 3 Granny Smith apples
• 3 tablespoons dried cranberries
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoons nutmeg
• Pinch kosher salt
• 2 prepackaged puff pastry sheets
• 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and allow pastry sheets to defrost.
2. Peel, core and dice apples. Zest and juice oranges and combine in bowl to prevent apples from oxidizing.
3. Combine dried cranberries, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, flour and salt with apples and orange zest.
4. Beat 1 egg with water and set aside.
5. Cut pastry sheets into 8 squares. Cut 2 slits in each square to allow steam to escape from turnovers.
6. Brush edges of each pastry square with egg wash. Add 1 scoop of apple mixture to the square.
7. Fold pastry diagonally, press edges with a fork and brush the tops of the turnovers with egg wash. Garnish with cinnamon sugar. Place onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
8. Bake pastries for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool, and serve with extra apple mixture on the side.

Recipe adapted from foodnetwork.com

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