Naturally Sweet Apple Turnovers

Ingredients

• 2 largeapplesdiced peeled
• 1 tablespoonbrown sugar
• 1 tablespoonbrown sugar
• 4 ouncescream cheesevery cold cubed
• 1 egg yolk
• 16 servingsdough
• 1 cupsflour
• 0.3 teaspoonground allspice
• 0.1 teaspoonground cardamom
• 0.5 teaspoonground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoonground ginger
• 0.5 juice of lemon
• 0.3 teaspoonkosher salt
• 2 tablespoonsmaple syrup
• 2 tablespoonsmilk
• 0.1 cuppowdered sugar
• 3 tablespoonssugar
• 0.5 cupbutterunsalted very cold cubed
• 1 teaspoonfrangelico(or vanilla or rum)
• 1 teaspoonfrangelico(or vanilla or rum)

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• whisk
• blender
• plastic wrap

Directions

1. Start dough by whisking dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
2. Add butter and incorporate with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs develop.
3. Add cream cheese and incorporate well.Plop in egg yolk and stir with a fork until dough comes together into a ball.Turn dough out onto a floured surface and roll into a uniform ball. Slightly press flat with the palm of your hand and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill at least one hour.Once dough has chilled, set it on a floured surface and roll it out to about 10 x 1
4. Cut into sixten even squares.
5. Lay the dough squares on a parchment paper covered baking sheet and set in the freezer to chill.In a separate bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice, maple syrup, spices and brown sugar. Make sure to cover all of the apple pieces.Take dough out of freezer. Drop about 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of each piece of dough. Fold one pointed edge towards its opposite corner to form a triangle. Crimp edges with a fork along the seams. Repeat with all of the dough.
6. Brush a little milk over the top of each turnover and sprinkle with extra sugar if desired. (Pop back into the freezer for a quick chill if the dough is soft.).
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until browned.