Southwestern Cheese Turnovers
"A tasty appetizer - a little work, but man, are they good! Do not sub margarine for butter! As far as the pepper jelly - you control the heat - we like them pretty hot! (us Texans....!!) I believe I got these out of Southern Living yearrrrssss ago. I hope you enjoy them!
Prep time includes chilling time."
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
20 turnovers
- Serves:
- 20
ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 4 ounces jalapeno jack cheese, cut into chunks
- 1⁄2 cup cold butter, cut into chunks
- 3 1⁄2 - 4 tablespoons pepper jelly
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
directions
- Put flour in bowl of food processor.
- Add cheese and butter chunks.
- Pulse processor 6 times until butter and cheese are coarsely chopped.
- Run processor steadily until dough forms a ball.
- Chill dough for at least one hour.
- On floured board, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
- Cut dough into 20 2-inch rounds.
- Place 1/4 teaspoon pepper jelly in the middle of each round.
- Brush edges with egg wash made of 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water.
- Fold dough over jelly and seal.
- Bake at 375 degrees 12-15 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Cool (but really good warm!).
- May be frozen - to reheat, bake 5 minutes at 375 degrees.
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I am a surgical nurse in Pearland, Texas mother of three grown boys, recently married to a man with two daughters, one age 13 and one age 21.
<br>I enjoy cooking and trying new things - I am always on Zaar looking for new things to try! My boys have always been used to new tries in the kitchen - both the failures and the successes. My husband was more of a tried and true cook, but has really gotten into trying my kitchen experiments and is having fun doing the same with his grilling.
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