What You'll Need
- 1 1/2 cups peeled, cored, chopped apples (use a good cooking apple such as Jonagold, Pippin, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Golden Delicious, Gravenstein, Mcintosh)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves (or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled)
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 7-ounce prepared puff pastry sheets (total 14 ounces)
- 1 egg, beaten
How to Make It
- Place chopped apples in a bowl, microwave on high heat for 5 minutes until apples are cooked through.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Drain excess moisture.
- Once cooled, chop further so that the pieces are between 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch square.
- (Note you can skip this step if you want; the main purpose is to get the apples to release some of their moisture before cooking into the pastry.)
- Combine apples, walnuts, gorgonzola, thyme and honey in a small bowl.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Working with one puff pastry sheet at a time (leave the second one in the refrigerator until using it) roll out the pastry to a size of 9-inches by 12-inches.
- Cut into 12 3x3-inch squares (a pizza slicer works great for this).
- Paint 1/2-inch of border around each square with beaten egg (this will help the pastry seal).
- Place a heaping teaspoon of the apple walnut mixture in the center of the squares.
- Fold over the squares into a triangle shape, stretching the dough if necessary to cover the filling.
- Use the tines of a fork to crimp the edges.
- Place triangles on a silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet, with space between the triangles.
- Chill for 5 minutes in the refrigerator before baking, or chill while you prepare the second puff pastry sheet.
- Whisk in a half teaspoon of water into the remaining beaten egg.
- Use a pastry brush to paint on the tops of the pastry triangles for a nice glaze.
- Place in oven and cook for 15-20 minutes until nicely puffed up and lightly browned.
- Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.
- Serve either warm or at room temperature.
- Can be made several hours in advance.