Pear and pecan turnovers

It’s clean out the fridge and freezer time again!  I have the following things in abundance:

Pears, Puff Pastry and a huge bag of Pecans.  I cannot be stopped once I hit Costco.

I went ahead with these pear and pecan turnovers.  They’re so simple to make yet look like they came straight out of a bakery!

One puff pastry box down, four to go.

Pear and pecan turnovers

 

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Serves: 4 turnovers

Ingredients

• 1 package puffed pastry
• 1 pear
• 3 tbsp chopped pecans
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• ½ tsp flour
• pinch of salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 egg and a splash of water

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment
2. Peel and dice the pear.
3. Combine the pecans, brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
4. Add the diced pears and toss to combine.
5. Roll out the pastry into large squares.
6. Cut each square diagonally so you're left with 4 triangles.
7. Divide the pear filling evenly among the pastry. Add a ½ tsp of butter to each turnover.
8. Fold over and crimp down the edges with a fork.
9. Whisk the egg and water to make an egg wash.
10. Brush the egg wash over each triangle.
11. Place the turnovers on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

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