Apricot White Chocolate Turnovers Recipes

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven to 375'F/190'C.
• On a floured board cut the pastry with a sharp knife into four squares.
• Place a tablespoon of apricot conserve on to the middle of each square of pastry.
• Using a pastry brush, brush the edges of each with a little cold water and fold each square over to form a triangle.
• Gently press the edges together.
• Place carefully on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20minutes, or until risen and golden brown.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool a little then dust generously with the sifted icing sugar and serve.
• *If you don't have ready rolled pastry just use 8oz/225g ready puff pastry and roll out on floured board to make a 10"/25cm square, then cut into four squares.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the pastry flour, bread flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it is the size of peas. Stir in the cream until just combined. Fold in the pecans, apricots and white chocolate.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Fold the dough over itself 3 to 4 times to create layers. Pat the dough into a 1-inch thick circle and cut into 12 wedges. Transfer the scones to a baking sheet, brush with cream and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake until the scones are golden brown and feel firm to the touch, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer the scones to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Butter two 9-inch parchment paper rounds and place in pans, buttered side up. Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler set over barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Leave white chocolate in pot; turn off heat. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk in 3 additions, blending well after each addition. Add warm white chocolate and beat just until blended.
• Divide batter equally between pans, smoothing tops with spatula. Bake cakes until tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 20 minutes (cakes will fall). Run small sharp knife around cake pan sides. Turn cakes out onto cardboard round or tart pan bottom; peel off parchment. Turn cakes right side up onto racks and cool completely.
• For buttercream:
• Stir white chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove white chocolate from over water. Let stand until cool but not set, about 20 minutes. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in white chocolate and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in powdered sugar. Cover and refrigerate until thick enough to spread, about 45 minutes (frosting will be very soft).
• For assembly:
• Boil 1/2 cup water and sugar in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cool syrup.
• Using serrated knife, cut each cake layer horizontally in half. Place 1 layer, cut side up, on 9-inch cardboard cake round or removable bottom of 9-inch tart pan and brush with 2 tablespoons sugar syrup. Spread 6 tablespoons buttercream over cake. Cover buttercream with single layer of sliced apricots. Spread 3 tablespoons buttercream over apricots; top with second cake layer, cut side up. Brush with 2 tablespoons sugar syrup, 6 tablespoons buttercream, apricots, and 3 tablespoons buttercream. Top with third cake layer, cut side up. Brush with 2 tablespoons syrup. Spread 6 tablespoons buttercream over cake; cover with apricots. Spread 3 tablespoons buttercream over apricots. Top with fourth layer, cut side down. Spread 1 cup buttercream over top and sides of cake (layer will be thin). Chill 1 hour. Spread remaining buttercream over top and sides of cake. Press chopped walnuts onto sides of cake. Cover top with remaining sliced apricots. Brush apricots with apricot preserves. Chill cake 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and keep chilled. Let stand 3 hours at room temperature before serving.)

Steps:

• Cut each pastry into four wedges. Place a rounded tablespoonful of preserves in the center of each. Moisten edges with water. Fold pastry over filling; press edges with fork to seal., Place turnovers on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut a small slit in the top of each. Brush with milk. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over turnovers. , Bake at 425° for 16-18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Melt butter and 1 cup white chocolate chips in small saucepan, stirring until smooth; set aside.
• Beat eggs and sugar on high speed of electric mixer until thick and light, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in melted chocolate mixture, flour and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Spread half of batter in greased 9" square cake pan.
• Bake at 325°F for 20-25 minutes, or until light golden.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Spread jam on top.
• Stir 1 cup white chocolate chips into remaining batter.
• Drop by spoonfuls evenly over jam.
• Spread out gently.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 30-40 minutes longer, or until set.
• Cool completely then cut into squares.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Lay one sheet of filo, long side in front of you, on a flat surface and brush with melted butter.
• Place another on top and brush with more butter.
• Repeat once more.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Cut into 4 strips for the large sheets, and 2 strips for the smaller sheets.
• Spoon a heaping teaspoon chips into the lower corner of each piece.
• Fold other lower corner over the chips and continue folding as you would a flag until you end up with a triangle shaped pastry.
• Repeat with remaining chips and dough.
• Brush the tops with butter.
• Place pastries on a lightly greased pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Once cooled melt the remaining chips and the shortening in the microwave for about 1 minute.
• Drizzle chocolate over cooled pastries.

Steps:

• Grease 19 cms square tin.
• Line with baking paper.
• Place chocolate in microwave bowl.
• Microwave on medium for 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds till melted.
• Add biscuits, apricots, raisins and coconut.
• Stir to combine.
• Press mixture into prepared pan.
• Refrigerate, covered for 2 hours or till set.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Set puff pastry out to thaw at room temperature.
• While pastry is thawing make the filling:.
• Add to a small heavy pot, coconut milk, coconut, apricots, walnuts, brown sugar and lemon zest; bring to simmer, simmer and stir just until the brown sugar is melted; remove from heat, slowly add melted white chocolate while stirring; set aside to cool.
• Roll out half of the puff pastry to a 12 inch square; cut into nine squares.
• In the middle of each square place about 1 tablespoon of the apricot mixture. Moisten the four sides with water.
• Turn opposite corners over the filling to form a triangle; pinch together the two sides and place on an ungreased non stick cookie sheet, poke a hole in the top of each triangle. Bake on middle oven rack for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Repeat with the other half of the puff pastry.
• Cool on a rack, when cool drizzle melted dark chocolate on triangles.