Tourtes Douces (Blackberry Turnover) Recipe

This recipe for blackberry turnovers is a great dessert or breakfast treat that you can make in advance. The tart blackberry jam filling and sweet, soft cookie-like turnover is a delicious combination.

Ingredients:
2 ½ cups flour
1 tspn baking powder
½ tspn kosher salt

½ tspn vanilla extract

3/8 cup milk

5 tbsp unsalted butter, softened

4 tbsp vegetable shortening

¾ cup granulated sugar

1 egg

2 ½ cups blackberry jam

confectioners’ sugar


Preparation:

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, mix together the milk and vanilla extract. Set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, cream 4 tbsp of the butter, the vegetable shortening, and the granulated sugar. Then beat in the egg.
4. Mix in a 1/3 of the flour mixture followed by a 1/3 of the milk mixture. Repeat until you have used all of the flour and milk mixtures.
5. Form the dough into 12 equal sized ball. Place these on a baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate for 1 hour.
6. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
7. Using the remaining tbsp of butter grease a baking sheet.
8. Lightly heat the blackberry jam. Run it through a strainer to remove the seeds and let it cool.
9. On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a circle about 7 to 8 inches in diameter. Spoon about 2 tbsp of blackberry jam into the middle of the circle leaving ½ inch of dough exposed around the perimeter.
10. Moisten the exposed dough with your finger dipped in water. Fold the circle into a half moon shape. With the tines of a fork, crimp the curved edges of the dough together.
11. Place the turnovers on a baking sheet and bake on the middle shelf of the over for 20 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve.