【Banana Turnovers】
by MaomaoMom
This lovely banana turnovers is great afternoon tea treat. You can make these delights at home with great results.
Cook time: 25 minutes
Level: Medium
Serves: 12 servings
Ingredients:
Banana filling:
1) 2-3 ripe bananas;
2) 2 tbsp fine sugar (28g), 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder, 2 tbsp all-purpose flour;
Puff pastry:
3) 1 cup unsifted all purpose flour (160 g), 2 tbsp fine sugar (28g);
4) 1/3 cup + 4 tsp water (88 g), 1.5 tbsp lard (22g), 1.5 tbsp corn oil (20g);
5) 2 tsp all purpose flour;
6) ½ cup + 3 tbsp unsifted Cake & Pastry flour (97g), ¼ cup corn oil (53g);
Others:
7) Egg wash: 1 egg yolk with 1 tsp water, mix well;
8) 1-2 tbsp chocolate sauce.
Directions:
1: Peel off (Picture 1) and dice 2 bananas into small pieces. Combine with all ingredients of Ingredient 2) in a medium size bowl (Picture 2), toss to coat all pieces evenly.
Dough:
2: Mix well all ingredients of Ingredient 3) in a container. Add all ingredients of Ingredient 4) to the flour (Picture 3) to form soft dough. If the dough is too sticky, add another 2 tsp flour. Knead to form smooth dough (Picture 4). Cover with a damp cloth and let it stand for 20 minutes.
3: Combine all ingredients of Ingredient 6) in a small container (Picture 5). Mix well with a spoon (Picture 6), then cover and set aside.
Puff pastry:
4: Rub some oil on both hands and working surface. Knead the dough a few times then divide into 12 equal portions. Cover others while working on one portion. Roll out one portion into an oval about 10 cm long, and smooth on 1/12 of oil paste (Picture 7). Fold the dough twice: fold the bottom third up and the top third down (Picture 8). Turn 90 deg., press down and roll out into a 4×12 cm rectangle (Picture 9). Again, fold the bottom third up and the top third down (Picture 10).
5: Roll the dough out into a 12×16 cm rectangle (Picture 11). Fold from left to right to form a slender roll (Picture 12). Roll once more from bottom to top (Pictures 13 and 14). Cover with food wrap while working on the remaining 11 portions.
6: Press down the dough and roll out into an 8 cm circle. Place 1/12 banana filling (Picture 15) on one side, carefully fold over to cover the filling. Press down to seal the edge (Picture 16). Repeat for the remaining 11 portions.
7: Preheat oven to 375F, place 12 banana turnovers on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush with egg wash and use a folk to poke a few holes. Bake for 20-22 minutes, broil at low for 1-2 minutes to achieve desired golden color. Set aside to cool. Serve with a drizzle of chocolate sauce on top.
Incredibly informative post! I learned a lot and look forward to more.
After looking into a number of the blog articles on your web page, I honestly like your way of writing a blog. I book-marked it to my bookmark website list and will be checking back soon. Please visit my website too and tell me what you think.
The commitment to high quality content really shows. I’m always excited to read The work.
Making hard to understand topics accessible is a talent. It’s like you’re the translator of my heart’s unspoken questions.