Strawberry turnovers are very easy to make, they are made with a flakey and buttery puff pastry dough and filled with homemade strawberry filling, topped with a simple glaze, and served with vanilla ice cream.
Preheat an oven to 200c (400f), and let your puff pastry thaw for about 30-40 minutes or until it's easy to work with.
Lightly flour a clean surface and use a rolling pin to roll the puff pastry slightly and cut it into 12 even squares using a pizza cutter. (we used two puff pastry sheets. every sheet is cut into 6 squares)
In a medium-sized pan add the chopped strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and simmer for 15 minutes on medium heat.
Place 2 tablespoons of the cooled strawberry mixture on top of the puff pastry, bring two edges together and seal the edges with a fork. Repeat with the rest of the turnovers.
Place the turnovers on a parchment-lined baking sheet keeping them about 1 inch apart. Mix 1 egg with a tablespoon of water, brush it on top of the turnover and sprinkle brown sugar on top (option
Step 6: Bake at 200c (400f) for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
Make the simple glaze:
Into a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the powder sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Mix with a spoon until smooth and silky.
Feel free to adjust the consistency by increasing and decreasing the milk to your glaze thickness liking.
While the turnovers are warm, drizzle the glaze we made on top. Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce on top!
Notes
Feel free to make the turnovers in whatever size you'd like. You can make these smaller or bigger. We cut ours into 12 turnovers.
Keep an eye on the danishes when they are baking! They are easy to burn.
If you have a cookie scoop, use it to scoop out the filling to the turnovers so they will bake evenly.
Make these turnovers your own by adding or topping them with your favorite flavors. Add a teaspoon of jam, chocolate chips, lemon zest, fresh fruit, berries, etc.