As I think I've mentioned before, I do most of my baking on the weekend. I pack it all in as tightly as I can, buzzing around my apartment like some hopped up crazy person. And let me just say - I totally need more medium sized bowls. Because when I need two for bread dough, one for melting chocolate over a double boiler, two to hold caramel, and another for a diced apple filling, things get a little crazy. I'm pretty sure that I washed the two middle-sized bowls in my nested set a total of 6-7 times on a four hour period.
Granted, I don't always pack things in that tightly. It's just that we had priorities. I had gotten up a little before the bf (totally unheard of, he wakes up at ungodly hours even for me!) and just puttered around for a few minutes. But then he walked in and decided that today was a raspberry picking day. Um, yes please! You see, we had sorta kinda maybe stayed quite a while at the bacon party the day before instead of going raspberry picking. Bacon... Raspberries... Bacon... Raspberries... Can you understand why we decided to do both this weekend? There's nothing better than hanging out with friends and saying "Oh, just one more BLT," or "Just one more piece of bacon - he just put out a different kind." Yes friends, my coworker made four different types of bacon. From the pig he received as a gift at last year's bacon party. I think that when he pulled out the peppercorn crusted bacon, I might have gone to heaven.
What does this have to do with the flaky apple turnovers that Julie picked for this week's TWD? Probably not much, except for one teeny weeny little shortcut I took on the recipe. I used puff pastry. Sshhh! I'm sorry, I just took a look at the pastry called for in the recipe and said - but I have puff pastry! And it has butter! Flaky flaky layers! Chop up some apple, make some turnovers, and rush rush rush out to pick raspberries! Priorities people, mkay?
So that's how I ended up with these little turnovers - four from 2/3 of a sheet of puff pastry. Half an apple, a handful of raisins, a bit of sugar, and some cinnamon and ground ginger. They became lunch, but I think the pound of raspberries we ate as an afternoon snack made up for the unhealthiness of the lunch, right? Either way, they were mighty tasty.
Last Week: Chocolate Souffles
Next Week: Cottage Cheese Pufflets
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
TWD: Flaky Apple Turnovers
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4 types of bacon - excellent! I would usually make apple turnovers with puff pastry, so this is a totally acceptable sub-in for me. They look good.
I think your turnovers look wonderfully puffy and tasty! I'm with Cakelaw on this!
Bacon party! What a great idea.
I am all for the use of puff pastry, they look delish.
Puff pastry sounds like a great substitution! But, I will say that Dorie's dough might have tasted better. Because what's better than tons of butter? Tons of butter combined with sugar.
The pound of raspberries totally flushed it out!!! Those look awesome, and it is ok for the shortcut! You had a crazy weekend... bacon, raspberries, puff pastry, washing dishes!
Bacon...raspberries...I'd say the puff pastry sacrifice was worth it (esp since my crust didn't puff...oops!)
Bacon party- that is something my hubs would really get excited about. How do you even stage something like that? hmm
I don't really care if you used puff pastry-at least you did these! and they look great.
I will be back in search of the pb tart you were tweeting about.......
I have no shame in my love of puff pastry!!! Now I wonder how the bacon from the party you want to would taste like wrapped in puff pastry. YUM!!
Hey what ever works..I have used puff pastry before and Im not shy to say so!! I love your turnovers and Im happy you enjoyed them. I really loved this recipe and will make them again!
Ooooh, bacon party. Yum! I understand about priorities. Thanks for baking with me!
Puff pastry sounds like the perfect answer. A bacon party sounds yummy. Your turnovers are perfect.
Your turnover look delicious. I hope you saved some pastry for the raspberries. Now I want to make savoury bacon-filled ones.
Bacon party? Where do I sign up?
I won't tell anyone that you used puff pastry - don't worry. Your secret is safe with me.
I don't do bacon but I love the turnovers:)
Sounds like a good plan to me. Love your little puffy turnovers. Raspberries and Bacon vs. Turnovers. You made the right choice.
I almost used puff pastry, but I'm so glad that I didn't....but you had a fabulous excuse...
BACON!
i love that plate you put the turnover on.
I'm not much of a party person but for bacon I might make an exception.
Great looking turnovers.
Puff pastry that you made yourself, right? Totally counts. Puff pastry that you bought, right? Totally counts. Any type of pie dough at all, right? Totally counts. It all works. But, I have to say, this pastry of Dorie's is really really really good. I should probably lose this recipe asap. Your little turnovers look so cute...love the dishes and linen.
So small and cute! Looks great!
WHERE IS MY BACON???
Rachel, you're a twerp. You may be my sister, but you're a twerp. NO BACON FOR YOU!
They look great. I'm always up for some raspberries!
Raspberries are definitely a priority. =) I thought about adding raisins to mine (as I always do with apple pie), but decided not to this time. And I can't say anything about your lunch, since I'm about to eat a turnover for dinner...
Sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! And I'm positive the raspberries made up for the lunch!
flaky pastry or not, these look good!
wow, a bacon party sounds genius. as does the use of puff pastry here!
you can never have too many medium bowls or half sheet trays in my opinion! when i first saw the name of the recipe, i assumed it would use puff, and was a litle miffed about having to make a dough. i would love to eat a pound of just picked raspberries--so jealous!!
I can't tell you how loudly I laughed at the bacon party. First of all, that's something that only happens in the Midwest (where I was born and raised, so god bless it), and second of all, if my boyfriend had heard about it, we would have flown in.
Awesome turnovers. And let's see some raspberries!
I envy your weekend - bacon and raspberry picking?? Even more jealous that the bf suggested raspberry picking. I am going to drag my husband apple picking this weekend; he most certainly won't be a willing participant :)
I wish I'd just used puff pastry instead of fiddling with this dough. Perhaps then I'd have liked the turnovers more. Yours look perfectly puffed and delicious!
Ciao ! I'd love to try the different bacons and fresly picked raspberries ! And you can always try this pastry later (if you will have time !!)
Completely understandable (as someone who tries to fit in baking and activities on the weeked).
Your turnovers look so cute!
Peppercorn crusted bacon!?!?! Oooo, that sounds wonderful. Let me wipe the drool off my keyboard and get back to the topic...your tarts look great. I may have to try the puff pastry route next time. :)
Let's see, bacon, apples, raspberries, butter, most of the major food groups. Sounds like a delicious day to me, and who cares if you used puff pastry? Now, back to the bacon. . . .
I can't tell you how tempted I was to use puff pastry, especially after I found how hard it was to get the dough rolled out. Yours look great!
i am VERY jealous that you get to go raspberry picking!!! this stuff is unheard of to me... guess i better start googling.
pretty turnovers... even for a cheat ;)
Ahhh...I love anything apple with flaky dough! I'm making apple pie tomorrow. These turnovers make me wish that it IS already tomorrow!
Bacon party? Raspberries? Mmmmm...oh wait, your turnovers look awesome! I loved this dough, but I'll be honest - if I make the turnovers again, I'm totally using TJs puff pastry.
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