Cherry Filled Turnovers
Recipe: #27988
September 08, 2017
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Cherry, Christmas Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Flour, Kosher Dairy, more
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Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (21.7 g)
- Calories 73.8
- Total Fat - 2.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 8.6 mg
- Sodium - 33.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 6.9 g
- Protein - 0.9 g
- Calcium - 3.4 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Step 2
Blend in flour, salt, and baking soda.
Step 3
Cover and chill 1 hr.
Step 4
Prepare filling by mixing sugar, and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Gradually stir in orange juice, maraschino cherry juice, cherries and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Step 5
Heat oven to 400.
Step 6
Roll dough out to 1/16 inch thick on lightly floured surface and cut into 3-inch diameter circles.
Step 7
Place 1 teaspoon of filling in on one half of circle and fold dough over filling, pressing edges together to seal.
Step 8
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
Step 9
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until very lightly browned.
Step 10
Immediately remove from baking sheet.
Tips
No special items needed.