Gluten Free Pear Turnovers

Name: Gluten Free Pear Turnovers
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 80 g of Dates; 50 mL of Water; 2 Pear; 0.25 tsp of Cinnamon; 0.25 tsp of Ginger; 0.25 tsp of Allspice; 1 tsp of Lemon Zest; 320 g of Gluten Free Puff Pastry; 2 tbsp of Almond Milk; 1 tsp of Maple Syrup

Vegan

Dairy-Free

Eggs-Free

Gluten-Free

Soy-Free

Nutrients

Nutrient	Grams	RDA
Carbs	38.9g	13%
of which Sugars	16g	17.7%
Fats	10.6g	16.3%
of which Saturates	4.9g	24.3%
Proteins	2.1g	4.5%
Fibers	4.8g	19.1%

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With just a few simple ingredients, you can make these easy pear turnovers, delicious puff pastries with a spiced pear and date filling.

For this recipe we have used gluten-free puff pastry which is nowadays very easy to find in most supermarkets, so that even those on special gluten-free diets can enjoy this amazing dessert.

Also, these homemade pear turnovers are vegan and sugar-free! We have replaced the 'eggwash' with a vegan version and refined sugar with a gooey date paste.

Dates make a great alternative to refined sugar as they are naturally sweet but with a low glycemic index (GI) and high in fibres. Also, they are rich in fructose which doesn’t rise blood sugar and thus it’s not fattening.

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Ingredients

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ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold

To Glaze

Almond Milk	2 tbsp
Maple Syrup	1 tsp

For the Filling

Dates	80 g
Water	50 mL
Pear	2
Cinnamon	0.25 tsp
Ginger	0.25 tsp
Allspice	0.25 tsp
Lemon Zest	1 tsp

Others

Gluten Free Puff Pastry	320 g

step 1

To prepare these homemade pear turnovers, start by blitzing the pitted dates with water in a food processor until you have a smooth paste.

The date paste shouldn't be too runny or it will make the pastry soggy when baking.

step 2

Next, peel, core, and finely dice the pears.

Then, in a mixing bowl combine the blended dates, chopped pears, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and lemon zest.

step 3

Roll out the puff pastry and, with the help of a dough wheel cutter, cut out as many squares as the number of servings.

Next, add 2 tablespoon of pear filling to the centre of each square, brush the edges with water, and then fold the dough to form a triangle.

Use the tines of a fork to seal the edges of the pastry to prevent the filling from oozing out during baking.

Cut 3 slits in the centre of the pear turnovers to allow steam to escape from the inside of the pastry.

step 4

Brush the pastries with a vegan 'eggwash' made with almond milk and maple syrup to give them a golden fishing.

Refrigerate the prepared pear turnovers for 10 minutes as this will make the dough nicely flaky.

Bake them for 25 minutes at 200°C (400°F) or at 180°C (355°F) for fan ovens.

When the pastries are browned allover, transfer them over a wire rack to cool down.

Enjoy!

Foodacious Tips

Add cocoa powder to the pear filling for extra flavour.
Before serving sprinkle the pear turnovers with toasted oat flakes and dusted cinnamon.