The Skinny Girl With Fat Appetite Apple Turnovers

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and chopped (2 1/4 cups)
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 8 sheets phyllo pastry, thawed if frozen
• butter flavored nonstick cooking spray
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 mix all filling ingredients.
• 2 place stacked sheets of phyllo on a flat surface and cover with plastic wrap to keep from drying out.
• 3 place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface. lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray. top with another sheet. cut lengthwise in three 4-inch-wide strips. move strips apart. mound 1 heaping tablespoon filling at one end about 1-inch from corner. fold opposite corner at same end over filling, forming a triangle. continue folding your way up the strip, as you would a flag, to the end.
• 4 repeat with remaining phyllo and the filling. you'll have 12 turnovers. (can be made ahead up to this point and frozen on a tray or cookie sheet. when firm, pack in plastic bags.).
• 5 to bake freshly made or frozen turnovers: heat oven to 400-degrees f. lightly coat a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• 6 arrange turnovers seam-side down on prepared cookie sheet. lightly spray tops with cooking spray. sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. bake 15 - 17 minutes, or until golden. remove to wire rack to cool.