Jam turnovers recipe
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Rough-puff pastry, crisp yet light in texture, is perfect for Jam turnovers. If the dough seems very sticky and difficult to handle, make sure that your hands, rolling pin and board are well floured.
For the pastry:
225 g (1/2 lb) flour
1/4 tsp spoon salt
150 g (5 oz) butter
25 g (1 oz) lard
150 ml (1/4 pint) cold water
1/4 tsp spoon salt
150 g (5 oz) butter
25 g (1 oz) lard
150 ml (1/4 pint) cold water
For the filling:
Approx. 225 g (1/2 lb) red fruit or apricot jam
To finish:
Milk
Caster sugar
Caster sugar
method
1. Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and lard in walnut-sized pieces, then add the water.
2. Press the dough gently together with floured hands, then roll out on a well-floured board into a long thin oblong shape with a floured rolling-pin, keeping the edges as straight as possible with a palette knife. Fold this oblong strip into three with the open edge facing you.
3. Turn the dough a quarter turn clockwise, and roll out to an oblong shape again. Repeat this folding and rolling process three times more, turning the dough a quarter turn each time it is folded.
4. Fold into three, wrap in polythene or foil and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
5. Roll out the chilled dough very thinly into a square shape. Cut into 12 x 10 cm (4 in) squares. Put 2 tsp jam in one corner of each square of dough, leaving a margin.
6. Dampen the edges with water. Fold the dough over the jam to form a triangular shape and press the edges together to seal. Brush with a little milk and dredge with caster sugar.
7. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake in the oven preheated to fairly hot (200°C/400°F or Gas Mark 6) for 20 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden-brown.
2. Press the dough gently together with floured hands, then roll out on a well-floured board into a long thin oblong shape with a floured rolling-pin, keeping the edges as straight as possible with a palette knife. Fold this oblong strip into three with the open edge facing you.
3. Turn the dough a quarter turn clockwise, and roll out to an oblong shape again. Repeat this folding and rolling process three times more, turning the dough a quarter turn each time it is folded.
4. Fold into three, wrap in polythene or foil and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
5. Roll out the chilled dough very thinly into a square shape. Cut into 12 x 10 cm (4 in) squares. Put 2 tsp jam in one corner of each square of dough, leaving a margin.
6. Dampen the edges with water. Fold the dough over the jam to form a triangular shape and press the edges together to seal. Brush with a little milk and dredge with caster sugar.
7. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake in the oven preheated to fairly hot (200°C/400°F or Gas Mark 6) for 20 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden-brown.
serving amount
makes approx. 12 turnovers.
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