Turnovers are pastries filled with sweet or savory ingredients and folded over to seal. They can be made with fruit, meat, vegetables, or cheese and are popular as a snack or picnic food. They can be served warm or cold and are easy to make at home.
A turnover is any type of sweet or savory pastry made by stuffing the pastry and then folding it over to seal it. Numerous foods could be considered turnovers, from pasties to calzones. Since the ingredients are packed tightly inside the pastry in a convenient single serving, turnovers are a popular snack and picnic food. Many stores sell fresh and frozen turnovers, and they’re also very easy to make at home.
When made sweet, turnovers often use fruit fillings, although they may also include custard and sweet cheeses, or a mix of custard and fruit. The fruit is seasoned with spices and sugar and typically mixed with flour or cornstarch to keep it from becoming too liquid. Pie or puff pastry dough is used for the outside or topping and can be brushed with an egg wash to seal it and give it an even color.
Savory turnovers often include ingredients such as meat, although they can also be vegetarian. You can use a quiche dough, but some cooks prefer to use a yeast dough, which will be richer and more filling. The end result can be formidable food, especially if turnover is high. Chicken and beef are two common ingredients for savory turnover, and ingredients such as roasted vegetables and cheeses can also be used, or added to meat.
In some cases, a turnover is designed to taste best when it’s warm, preferably fresh from the oven rather than reheated. In other cases, a turnover can be eaten cold, almost like a sandwich. In both cases, the use of toppings and side dishes is acceptable, ranging from ice cream to desserts, from sauces to flavours. In the case of a savory replacement, the food can be designed to act as a whole meal, served on a large platter with or without a side dish.
When making turnovers at home, your imagination is the only limit to your fillings. Cooks should, however, be careful about thickening the filling, as a watery filling can ooze out of the turnover during cooking. This is obviously not desired. When buying turnovers at the store, keep in mind that fresh turnovers will last several days refrigerated, although they may not taste as fabulous as they otherwise would. Frozen turnovers can be kept until their best-before date, although the flavor may be less than optimal towards the end of this time window.
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