How to make strawberry turnovers! Puff pastry and an easy strawberry filling make this the best homemade strawberry turnovers recipe you could ask for!
In a small saucepan, bring strawberries, lemon zest, sugar, and cornstarch to a boil, stirring.
2 cups diced strawberries, ½ teaspoon lemon zest, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring, for 5-7 minutes or until mixture is thickened and reduced. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
On a lightly floured surface, open one sheet of puff pastry. Roll over pastry with a rolling pin to flatten creases and form a square shape.
2 sheets frozen puff pastry, all-purpose flour
Use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut the pastry lengthwise, then across, to make 4 squares.
Spoon 2-3 tablespoon of cooled strawberry filling into the center of each pastry square. Brush outer edge of pastry square with egg wash.
1 large egg
Fold pastry square to make a triangle shape and press pastry together to seal. Use a fork to crimp edges together tightly.
Repeat with second sheet of puff pastry, and transfer assembled turnovers to prepared baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. Let cool about 10 minutes.
Prepare Vanilla Icing
Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add 1-2 teaspoon additional milk if needed to thin out icing, or a bit more powdered sugar if needed to thicken it.
1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoon milk, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Drizzle icing over slightly cooled strawberry turnovers. Sprinkle with crushed freeze-dried strawberries.
1 tablespoon freeze-dried strawberries
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Notes
Freeze-dried strawberries: Keep your freeze-dried strawberries in their package until just before you use them, to prevent them from losing their crispness as they sit out.To freeze unbaked strawberry turnovers: Assemble the turnovers. Do not brush with egg wash yet. Arrange in a single layer on a sheet pan and freeze completely. Transfer to a Ziploc bag, and freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to bake brush frozen turnovers with egg wash and bake fromfrozen as normal, adding an extra 3-5 minutes to bake time or as needed to bake fully. Then you can let them cool and ice them as usual.To freeze baked strawberry turnovers: After you cool your strawberry turnovers completely, they can be frozen. Do not put icing or other freeze-dried strawberries on them. Wrap them in aluminum foil and then place them in a heavy-duty freezer bag. They will last in the freezer for 1-2 months. Thaw your strawberry turnovers, covered, at room temperature and then toast in the oven at 350ºF for about 5-8 minutes to get the pastry nice and flaky. Let them cool a bit, then add icing.