Baked raspberry turnovers are a sweet hand pie filled with a simple raspberry filling. These mini pies are perfect for dessert at home or for packing into lunch boxes or a picnic basket.
Line a baking sheet with a silicone liner or parchment paper
Filling
Place raspberries, granulated sugar and corn starch in a sauce pan over medium low heat.
1 ½ cups raspberries, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1 Tablespoon corn starch
Stir until mixture is simmering and begins to thicken.
Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool.
Crust
Add flour, shortening and salt into a bowl. Mix with a pastry blender or your hands until mixture is dry and crumbly.
2 cups flour, ⅔ cup shortening, 1 teaspoon salt
Slowly add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until mixture comes together. Knead lightly once or twice just to form a ball. Divide dough into two equal size pieces
6-7 Tablespoon ice water
Roll out one piece of dough at a time on a lightly floured surface into approximately a 8 inch circle.
Cut 4 ½ circles from rolled out dough.
Gather excess dough together and reroll and cut circles. You will need 5 circles from each half of dough.
Repeat with remaining half of dough.
Assembly
Working with one piece at a time, add 1 Tablespoon of filling to the center of the dough.
Fold dough in half and press down edges with your fingers. Use a fork to crimp edges. Inspect the edges to make certain they are full sealed and place turnover on a lined baking sheet.
Continue with remaining circles of dough and filling.
Combine egg white and water together in a bowl until well mixed.
1 egg white, 1 Tablespoon water
Brush egg white mixture on tops and sides of turnovers.
Baked in preheated 425 degree oven for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow turnovers to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet.
Glaze
Mix powdered sugar and milk together in a bowl.
1 ½ cups powdered sugar, ¼ cup milk
While turnovers are still hot, dip each one into the glaze. Turn so glaze covers all areas. Remove with a fork and place on a baking rack that is sitting on a baking sheet.
Allow turnovers to fully cool and glaze to harden.
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Notes
You will have excess glaze when finished. You want enough glaze so you can dunk turnovers so they will be fully covered. How to prevent the filling from oozing?It's okay to have a few leaks.