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Desserts: Apple Turnovers with Custard

Source of Recipe

taste of home


List of Ingredients

CUSTARD:
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla

TURNOVERS:
4 medium baking apples, peeled, sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter, diced
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 package refrigerated pie crust dough
milk


Recipe

Combine sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup into yolks. Return all to pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool slightly. Cover surface of custard with waxed paper; chill. Place apples in a bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice. Add butter. Combine sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch; mix with apples and set aside. Divide pastry into 8 portions; roll each into a 5 inch square. Spoon filling off-center on each. Brush edges with milk. Fold over to form a triangle;seal. Crimp with tines of fork. Make steam vents in top. Place on greased baking sheets. Chill 15 minutes. Brush with milk. Bake at 400¼F for 35 minutes. Serve warm with custard.