Gluten-Free Apple Turnovers









Freshly made at home Gluten-Free Apple Turnovers. There is nothing better than homemade pastries. These flaky pastries are filled with fresh apple cinnamon filling and are made totally from scratch.
The shortcrust pastry is light, slightly crispy, filled with bubbling buttery fresh apples lightly dusted with cinnamon and fresh lemon juice.
The Gluten-Free Apple Turnovers are insanely delicious! Sometimes…you long for something sweet and fresh… and this ticks all the boxes!
Why I made Gluten-Free Apple Turnovers?
With the apple season is in full force, what better reason than to bake something sweet and delicious that the entire family will love. Apple turnovers are something I grew up with and loved, especially warm right out of the oven.
My grandmother always made them for me whenever I visited her, but she used the classic store-bought chilled puffed pastry.
I tried some store bought frozen gluten-free apple turnovers, and honestly, I couldn’t eat them. Another apple dessert you may enjoy is the Gluten-Free Breakfast Apple Yogurt Cake
Today, I decided to challenge myself and make gluten-free apple turnovers totally from scratch. This apple recipe has been on my mind for a very long time, so I knew today was the day. The weather is cold and rainy here on the west coast, so what better way to spend the day than baking fresh Gluten-Free Apple Turnovers.
Rachael Ray Nonstick Bakeware Set with Grips, Nonstick Baking Sheets / Baking Pans – 3 Piece, Gray with Orange Grips
First, I made the sweet pastry. To give you an idea, this gluten-free pastry texture is something between shortcrust and puff pastry. The pastry turned out well. Then I wanted a fresh apple filling to compliment the pastry.
This part was super easy. The fresh apple chunks are briefly cooked in a buttery, cinnamon sauce with fresh lemon juice. The filling is sooo good!
assembling the Apple Turnovers,
The next part is assembling the Apple Turnovers. First, let me stress that when you work with pastry dough, it has to be cold. You want to have small pieces of butter in the flour. The butter is what gives the flakiness to the pastry. The dough is rolled out into two squares and then cut into four more squares.
Now add the filling to half the square and seal the pastry. I found it a lot of fun making the apple turnovers. Although I had troubles keeping away from the filling, I just had to keep tasting it….YUM!
As with all gluten-free baking, these pastries are the best when fresh and slightly warm. I like to warm them in a hot oven for a few minutes for that freshly baked texture for leftovers.
I have also re-heated them in microwave for 15 seconds, and they were almost as good. If you want to make the Gluten-Free Apple Turnovers into a special dessert, top them with vanilla bean ice cream…heaven! Enjoy 🙂
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I made this recipe today and it was to die for! I added a bit of vanilla to the filling, as that’s my preference. The dough was easy to work with, I rolled it between two pieces of parchment because I was afraid of it sticking but it was nice and sturdy. It baked up soft and flaky without any gumminess. I was really impressed! This recipe is ten-stars in my book, thank you for this!
Thank you Cathy for letting us know, you made my day!!!!
I just made these and they turned outstanding!!! Thank you ☺️
My first experience with baking….I think I could be a vontrtstay on “Nailed It”. Pastry was too dry which made the fill and fold kind of a nightmare. I’ll mix it up richer next time.
be careful when you measure your flour! It is important when you measure the flour to lightly fill the measuring cup with a spoon and then level it off with a knife. I found that often many people dip the measuring cup into the flour. This will give you more flour than you need making the pastry too dry. Thank you for sharing
I made these for the 4th of July weekend, everyone loved them! I didn’t have any sour cream on hand so I substituted with plain Greek yogurt 2%. It seemed to be fine.
thank you Kathy for sharing!
Can I make these and freeze them, and bake at a later date when needed.
Yes Ray, bring them to room temperature before baking
Since I’m dairy free, would coconut milk yogurt work as a replacement?
Andie, in this apple turnover recipe you can use coconut milk (not canned) or rice milk. I don’t know about the coconut milk yogurt? Sorry