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Recipe: Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers

Recipe: Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers

Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers

by Erin Fletter
Photo by Voyagerix/Shutterstock.com
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
makes
4-6 servings

Fun Food Story

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Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers

These Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers are the perfect (healthy) breakfast pastry, and they're sweet enough to eat for dessert! My daughters beg us to make them together on Saturday mornings, and I usually oblige because they're just so tasty! The smell that fills your kitchen while cooking these scrumptious treats is absolutely heavenly. I made this recipe flexible to work with any fruit you choose because creating your own winning combinations is fun!

Happy & Healthy Cooking,

Chef Erin, Food-Geek-in-Chief

Fun-Da-Mentals Kitchen Skills

  • chop :

    to cut something into small, rough pieces using a blade.

  • coat :

    to apply a covering of flour, breadcrumbs, oil, sauce, or batter to food before baking or frying.

  • fold :

    to gently and slowly mix a light ingredient into a heavier ingredient so as not to lose air and to keep the mixture tender, such as incorporating whipped egg whites into a cake batter or folding blueberries into pancake batter; folding is a gentler action than mixing or whisking.

  • knife skills :

    Bear Claw (growl), Pinch, Plank, and Bridge (look out for trolls)

  • roll :

    to use a rolling pin to flatten dough; use your hands to form a roll or ball shape; or move a round food, like a grape or a meatball, through another food, like sugar or breadcrumbs, to coat it.

  • shape :

    to form food into a specific shape by hand or with a cutting tool—examples are cutting cookie dough into shapes with cookie cutters, forming bread dough into a roll or crescent shape, and rolling ground meat into a meatball.

  • zest :

    to scrape off the outer colored part of a citrus fruit's rind (skin or peel) using a metal tool with small sharp blades, such as a zester, microplane, or the small holes of a grater (avoid the "pith," the white, spongy lining of the rind that can be bitter).

Equipment Checklist

  • Oven
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper, optional
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Dry measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Cutting board
  • Kid-safe knife
  • Zester (or grater with small zesting plate/side)
  • Citrus squeezer (optional)
  • Round cookie cutter or jar lid
  • Rolling pin (or clean water bottle or mason jar)
  • Pastry brush
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Ingredients

Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers

  • 1/3 C granulated sugar + more to sprinkle on top
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 lb fresh or frozen fruit (your choice—apples, peaches, or berries work great!)
  • 1 lime, zested
  • 1 to 2 T all-purpose flour, for dusting work surface **(for GLUTEN ALLERGY sub gluten-free/nut-free all-purpose flour)**
  • 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed **(for GLUTEN ALLERGY sub gluten-free/nut-free puff pastry or pie shell)**
  • egg wash (1 egg + 1 T water) **(for EGG ALLERGY omit egg and use 2 T milk or water alone)**

Food Allergen Substitutions

Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers

  • Gluten/Wheat: Substitute gluten-free/nut-free puff pastry or pie shell. 
  • Egg: For egg wash, omit egg and use milk or water alone.

Instructions

Kid-Made Fruity Turnovers

1.
whisk + chop

In a medium bowl, have kids whisk together 1/3 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and set to the side. Have kids chop up their choice of 3/4 pounds fresh or frozen fruit into lots of little bits!

2.
zest + coat

Time for kids to zest 1 lime (grate only the green part off the lime) and squeeze the lime juice into the sugar bowl. Have them toss the chopped fruit into the sugar and lime mixture to coat evenly.

3.
roll + shape

Preheat your oven to 400 F. On a lightly-floured work surface, have kids roll out 2 sheets of thawed frozen puff pastry (or gluten-free pie crust). Using a cookie cutter or jar lid, kids can punch out circle shapes.

4.
fill + fold + seal

Have the kids place 1 to 2 tablespoons of the fruit filling in the middle of the pastry. Fold the dough over the filling on three sides and have kids press the edges to seal well. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease with oil or nonstick spray, then place the turnovers on the baking sheet.

5.
brush + bake

Brush the top of the turnovers with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water). Have kids sprinkle the top with more sugar, then make 2 small slits on the top and bake for 20 minutes until browned and puffed. Serve warm or at room temperature. Yum!

Surprise Ingredient: Fruit!

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Photo by Svitlana Bezuhlova/Shutterstock.com

Hi! I'm Fruit!

"I'm the seed-bearing part of a flowering plant! A fruit's seed is what helps create more plants. Did you know that some foods we call vegetables are actually fruits and even nuts are a type of fruit!" 

Brief Overview & Etymology

  • There are more than 2,000 types of fruit, each with several varieties. For instance, there are over 7,500 varieties of apples. Not all fruit is edible. The ones that you cannot eat are either poisonous or too unpleasant to eat.
  • The Western world eats only about 10 percent of the Earth's fruit.
  • The word "fruit" comes from Middle English and Old French, from the Latin "fructus" (benefit, enjoyment, produce). It is related to the Latin "fruges" (crops or fruits of the Earth).

Anatomy

  • Fruit has three main classifications: simple fruits, aggregate fruits, and multiple (or composite) fruits.
  • Simple fruits come from an ovary in a single flower with a single pistil. They may be dry or fleshy. Examples of dry simple fruits are legumes and nuts. Fleshy simple fruits include those classified botanically as berries (banana, citrus fruit, cranberry, grape, melon, squash, tomato), pome fruit (apple and pear), and stone fruit (apricot, cherry, peach, and plum).
  • Aggregate fruits grow from a single flower with several simple pistils. Each pistil has one carpel, and together, they form a fruitlet. Types of aggregate fruits include the blackberry, raspberry, and strawberry.
  • Multiple fruits are formed from flower clusters, including the fig, jackfruit, mulberry, and pineapple. 
  • Some fruits are seedless or semi-seedless. These include bananas, pineapples, and some varieties of mandarin oranges, satsumas, table grapes, tomatoes, and watermelon. 

Culinary Uses

  • Edible fruit can be eaten fresh or made into compotes, syrups, or preserves, like jams, jellies, and marmalades. They can also be juiced to make a refreshing beverage. 
  • Fresh, frozen, canned, or dried fruit can be added to cakes, ice cream, pies, yogurt, and savory dishes. 

Nutrition

  • Eating fruits with a lot of vitamin C, like oranges, will help your cuts heal faster. They can also make your teeth nice and strong.
  • Berries are purported to help improve nighttime vision.
  • Fruit contains antioxidants that can reduce your chances of getting cancer and other diseases.
  • Five servings of fruit and vegetables daily is a good way to stay healthy and strong.
  • Dried fruit is easy to store and transport and contains lots of fiber, but it has much more sugar than fresh fruit.  
  • It is possible to use fruit juice in your cake or cookie recipe in place of some of the fat, adding to your fruit intake for the day in a sweet and tasty way.
  • Fruit juice can be a healthy choice, but whole or cut-up fruits add fiber to your diet. There is no fiber in juice unless it includes some pulp.

Let's Learn About the United States!

Photo by JeniFoto/Shutterstock.com (July 4th Picnic)
  • Most of the United States of America (USA) is in North America. It shares its northern border with Canada and its southern border with Mexico. It consists of 50 states, 1 federal district, 5 territories, 9 Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. 
  • The country's total area is 3,796,742 square miles, globally the third largest after Russia and Canada. The US population is over 333 million, making it the third most populous country in the world, after China and India.
  • The United States of America declared itself an independent nation from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, by issuing the Declaration of Independence.
  • The Revolutionary War between the US and Great Britain was fought from 1775-1783. We only had 13 colonies at that time! On September 9, 1776, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and declared that the new nation would be called the United States. 
  • The 13 colonies became states after each ratified the constitution of the new United States, with Delaware being the first on December 7, 1787.  
  • The 13 stripes on the US flag represent those first 13 colonies, and the 50 stars represent our 50 states. The red color of the flag symbolizes hardiness and valor, white symbolizes innocence and purity, and blue symbolizes vigilance and justice.
  • Before settling in Washington DC, a federal district, the nation's capital resided in New York City and then Philadelphia for a short time. New York City is the largest city in the US and is considered its financial center. 
  • The US does not have a recognized official language! However, English is effectively the national language. 
  • The American dollar is the national currency. The nickname for a dollar, "buck," comes from colonial times when people traded goods for buckskins!
  • Because the United States is so large, there is a wide variety of climates and types of geography. The Mississippi/Missouri River, running primarily north to south, is the fourth-longest river system in the world. On the east side of the Mississippi are the Appalachian Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains, and the East Coast, next to the Atlantic Ocean. 
  • On the west side of the Mississippi are the flat Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains (or Rockies), and the West Coast, next to the Pacific Ocean, with several more mountain ranges in coastal states, such as the Sierras and the Cascades. Between the coasts and the north and south borders are several forests, lakes (including the Great Lakes), rivers, swamps, deserts, and volcanos. 
  • Several animals are unique to the US, such as the American bison (or American buffalo), the bald eagle, the California condor, the American black bear, the groundhog, the American alligator, and the pronghorn (or American antelope). 
  • The US has 63 national parks. The Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, and the Grand Canyon, with the Colorado River flowing through it, are among the most well-known and visited.
  • Cuisine in the US was influenced early on by the indigenous people of North America who lived there before Europeans arrived. They introduced beans, corn, potatoes, squash, berries, fish, turkey, venison, dried meats, and more to the new settlers. Other influences include the widely varied foods and dishes of enslaved people from Africa and immigrants from Asia, Europe, Central and South America, and the Pacific Islands. 

What's It Like to Be a Kid in the United States?

  • Education is compulsory in the US, and kids may go to a public or private school or be home-schooled. Most schools do not require students to wear uniforms, but some private schools do. The school year runs from mid-August or the beginning of September to the end of May or the middle of June.
  • Kids generally start school at about five years old in kindergarten or earlier in preschool and continue through 12th grade in high school. After that, many go on to university, community college, or technical school. 
  • Spanish, French, and German are the most popular foreign languages kids learn in US schools. 
  • Kids may participate in many different school and after-school sports, including baseball, soccer, American football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, and track and field. In grade school, kids may join in playground games like hopscotch, four-square, kickball, tetherball, jump rope, or tag.
  • There are several fun activities that American kids enjoy doing with their friends and families, such as picnicking, hiking, going to the beach or swimming, or going to children's and natural history museums, zoos and wild animal parks, amusement parks, water parks, state parks, or national parks. Popular amusement parks include Disneyland, Disney World, Legoland, Six Flags, and Universal Studios.
  • On Independence Day or the 4th of July, kids enjoy a day off from school, picnicking, and watching fireworks with their families. 
  • Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Thursday in November when students get 2 to 5 days off school. Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are popular December holidays, and there are 2 or 3 weeks of winter vacation. Easter is celebrated in March, April, or May, and kids enjoy a week of spring recess around that time.  
  • Barbecued hot dogs or hamburgers, watermelon, apple pie, and ice cream are popular kid foods for 4th of July celebrations. Turkey, dressing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie are traditional Thanksgiving foods. Birthday parties with cake and ice cream are very important celebrations for kids in the United States!

That's Berry Funny

What do you get if you cross an apple with a shellfish? 

A crab apple!

THYME for a Laugh

What did the baby tart say to the mommy tart? 

Where’s my "pop" tart?

That's Berry Funny

Why did the apple cry? 

Its peelings were hurt!

That's Berry Funny

Did you hear the joke about the peach? 

It's pit-iful!

Lettuce Joke Around

What can a whole apple do that half an apple can't do? 

It can look round.

THYME for a Laugh

What reads and lives in an apple? 

A bookworm.

THYME for a Laugh

How do you make a peach into a vegetable? 

You step on it and make it squash!

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