Plum Turnovers are a regular feature in my kitchen at the end of the summer. A few years ago, I bought my father two plum trees as a birthday present. They’ve grown and each year now he harvests so many plums he doesn’t know what to do with them! He always gives me a giant bag of them and I know exactly what to do! Plum Turnovers!
I start by making the pastry crust for the little plum pies. I mix butter cubes with flour, sugar, salt until I have a fine crumb. I always use my fingers to make pastry but some people prefer to us a pastry blender, food mixer or two forks. The filling is super simple – only 3 ingredients!
To make Plum Turnovers, you will need the following ingredients:
Mix flour, sugar and salt together in a large bowl.
Chop the butter into cubes and place it in the bowl with the flour. Work the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs but still has some larger chunks of butter.
Pour in the vinegar and ice water one tablespoon at a time. Stir constantly while you are doing this. Add water until the dough just comes comes together.
Make the dough into a circular shape. Wrap it in plastic wrap (or an environmentally friendly alternative) and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
Stir the sliced plums, sugar and cornstarch together.
Beat an egg together with 1 tablespoon of water.
Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each one dough piece into a thin circle measuring around 6 inches across.
Spoon an equal amount of the filling into the middle of each pastry circle.
Brush the edges of each pastry disc with some of the beaten egg mixture. Fold the dough over the filling to create a semi circle. Press around the edges with a fork to crimp them.
Bake in the oven until the crust is golden brown, about 15-18 minutes.
Allow the turnovers to cool a bit, then serve with cream or ice cream.
These Plum Turnovers will go down a treat whenever you decide to make them! Try them out soon and don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your baking posts!
Yummy-yummy! Thank you for sharing recipe!
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