Fruity Foldovers Recipes

FETA CHEESE FOLDOVERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, blend feta cheese, green onions, and egg. Cut pastry into 12 (3 inch) squares. Place a mounded tablespoon of feta mixture in the center of each square. Moisten edges with water, and fold pastry over filling to form a triangle. Press edges together firmly with a fork to seal. Lightly brush pastries with the egg yolk mixture.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

FRUITY FOLDOVERS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 C/Gas Mark 4)
• 2. In a mixing bowl beat the butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, baking soda, coriander, and salt; beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 3 hours, or until easy to handle.
• 3. Meanwhile in a small sauce pan heat apple or red currant jelly until melted. Remove from the heat. Stir in the dried fruit and pecans or walnuts.
• 4. On a lightly floured surface roll each half of the dough between two sheets of parchment paper to an 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter cut into rounds. Place cookies 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Spoon 1 teaspoon of dried fruit mixture onto the center of each round and fold in half. Seal cut edges of each round with a fork.
• 5. Bake 7-9 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle lightly with sifted confectioners' sugar.