Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Turnovers
Today, I was thinking I should tell you about one of the worst afternoons of my life.
It was yesterday.
Of course, before I launch into my sorrowful tale, I should let you know that my husband is entirely to blame.
I feel justified in telling you this because #1 It’s true and #2 One of the main benefits of marriage (besides stealing your husband’s socks) is blaming him for everything that goes wrong. It’s a fact.
Anyways.
Yesterday started out completely ordinary. I ran some errands, which INCLUDED buying a new coffeepot and picking up some beef jerky for my husband, because he needs coffee and beef jerky to survive and even though he is responsible for most of the bad things that happen every day, I love him and want him to be happy.
See how mature I am? No wonder we have such a good marriage, I mean really.
The problems started when I got home and began searing a roast to throw in the crockpot for dinner later in the evening.
(For the record, I was going to make THESE French Dip sandwiches, because French Dip sandwiches are one of my husband’s favorite things. Again — totally selfless of me, I know)
As I was searing the roast in a perfectly normal fashion, my smoke alarm began to go off.
Now, WHY exactly the smoke alarm went off, I am not certain. Perhaps it is a particularly sensitive smoke alarm, because I assure you that the roast was NOT burning or smoking profusely, and to question that would be questioning my ability as a cook and a human being, which I simply will not allow.
Well.
The bad thing about the smoke alarm going off is that it is tied into our security system. Knowing that the security company would be calling their main contact (MY HUSBAND) to verify that there was a fire, I called him quickly to let him know that all was well.
He didn’t answer his phone.
I tried again.
HE DIDN’T ANSWER HIS PHONE.
I texted him.
HE DIDN’T ANSWER HIS TEXT.
Panicking, I began looking at my security keypad, hoping there was a 1-800 number listed that I could call.
But alas.
There was none.
As I tried calling my husband again and was headed to look up a number for the security company, I heard something in the distance.
Something unthinkable.
Sirens.
And they were getting louder.
I watched from my porch in horror as a firetruck screeched to a halt in front of my house, sirens blaring.
Now, I don’t have any experience with firetrucks or firemen whatsoever, but what I DO know is that people and professions rarely live up to the stereotype bestowed upon them by the media. So I stood there, humiliated, as my elderly neighbor watched from his porch, certain that a few average looking (perhaps even homely) men would come sauntering out, having a good laugh at my expense.
No.
NO.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
The planets were not aligned in my favor because what happened was three men with above average handsomeness (read: hotties) emerged in full gear. WITH THEIR DALMATIAN.
Then I died.
What are the odds that they would completely live up to every stereotype I’ve seen on TV and in calendars?
Not that I look at those kinds of calendars, but if I did, I imagine that’s what I would see. I know you don’t look at them either, but you can imagine.
Frantically, I looked around for a shovel with which I could quickly dig a hole and bury myself.
But because it was the worst afternoon of my life, no shovel was available.
So I stood there, trying to explain to the men that everything was FINE, but what I think came out was something like, “IT’S MY HUSBAND’S FAULT AND I’M A GOOD COOK I’M SORRY AM I IN TROUBLE”.
Of course, the men insisted on walking through the house checking for damage of any kind, and I swear that at least one of them was stifling a laugh as he did so. I am only glad that I had the television set to the news like a respectable human, and not Teen Mom or something that would lead to further ridicule.
After reassuring me that they were not angry and would not be hauling me off to False Alarm Firetruck Prison, they left, surely having a good laugh at my expense.
And the only thing worse than having people laugh at you, is having hot firemen laugh at you. Trust me on this.
To say that this was not a good experience for a 7 month pregnant woman is putting it mildly.
Of course, right after the men left, I did what anyone would do, which was call my husband’s mom and tell on him.
And I assure you, even though she was laughing, I could sense her disprovable of her son through the phone and I’m quite certain she has a few choice words reserved for him. Probably.
Also, it turned out that my husband had his ringer turned down and couldn’t hear it. He says it’s because people kept calling while he was meeting with a customer, but I think it’s because he was sick of me texting him links about dancing Gangnam Style, which he refuses to learn with me, but that’s a whole other deal for another day.
He did the dishes after dinner and acted like he felt really sorry for me, so we fell back in love again.
The end.
Last week, after making Caramel Apple Cheesecake Cream Horns, I found that I had bought too much puff pastry and apple pie filling.
So…I decided to try making turnovers!!
I’ve never actually made my own turnovers, but I absolutely love them, and figured they couldn’t be too hard.
Turns out, they’re easy peasy. Why haven’t I been making these my whole life?
Just thaw your puff pastry according to package directions and cut into four squares. Two sheets come in a pack, so you should end up with eight.
Spread your filling, staying shy of the edges, along half of the pastry on a diagonal.
Fold in half (it should form a triangle), pinching the very tip of the triangle so it doesn’t open up in the oven.
I filled mine with a cinnamon cream cheese mixture and apple pie filling, and they were completely delicious.
These are so easy and come together really quickly, which makes them the perfect breakfast!!Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Turnovers
INGREDIENTS
- 1 package (2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
- Cinnamon Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 oz block cream cheese, softened
- 3 TBS butter, softened
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 TBS warm water
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400. Lightly spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick baking spray (or line with parchment paper or silpat) and set aside.
2. In the bowl of a mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add powdered sugar and cinnamon and beat on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, about a minute.
3. Cut each puff pastry into squares. Spread cream cheese over half of the square ON A DIAGONAL, staying clear of the edges. Spoon apple pie filling on top of the cream cheese mixture, and fold the puff pastry over. It should form a triangle. Make sure to pinch the tip of the triangle to keep the pastry from separating.
4. Place turnovers on prepared baking sheets and bake for about 15 minutes or until pastry is dark golden brown.
5. While turnovers are baking, prepare glaze: Whisk 1 Tablespoon warm water into a cup of powdered sugar. If mixture is too thick, add a bit more water. Drizzle over warm turnovers.
Enjoy and have a very happy Thursday!!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I realize you could be doing more important things with your time. Like watching the news or washing socks. I hope you stay awhile. Much more fun than socks, I promise. 
Mouth: watering. These turnovers look incredible, like the perfect medicine to cure what ails you… even if it is a perma-flush from dealing with beyond-sexy firemen laughing at your non-burning house. Jeeeez. I haven’t had a bad day like that before, but often times, hottie firemen and construction workers (ow ow!) will come into my work and NO. MATTER. WHAT, I will ALWAYS blush. Fire-engine red, yes. It’s ridiculous, and so embarrassing, that a man in uniform causes me to go from my usual milky white to hot-tamale red in less than five seconds. Ugh!
I love turnovers!! These are on my must bake list now. Oh and I’ve have set off the smoke detector while cooking twice and had the hunky firemen come and check out my apartment twice. Funny this is, when I did it the first time, and they showed up the first thing they asked was “so who’s the one who can’t cook?”. Talk about wanting to crawl in a hole! At least they were nice about it, and tried to make me feel better, but I knew they were talking about me on their way back to the station.
I love everything about this post. :)
I so wish I could have seen that….not just for the firemen. ;) I can totally see your cute little preggo self trying to explain the situation.
Maybe you could swing by the firehouse with some of those amazing looking turnovers!
I am shocked that you didn’t use the postman or UPS technique and hide and watch, but I’m guessing when they broke the door down… you might have had to pretend to need mouth to mouth (not a bad idea!).
So how did you like Breaking Amish? I thought it was a little dark and creepy feeling~ not at all warm and fuzzy which is how I like to picture my future Amish family that adopts me!! :D Have a great smoke free day!!
hahaha…my hubby is a firefighter and he and his crew live up to the hottie rep too.:O) They probably thought you were adoreable… and that is not the most embarrassin call they have been on believe me… (picture 90yr old man with his old man parts stuck i n the slits a plastic chair in the shower(when he sat down the chair slits opened a bit wider which caught things as he tried to stand up the chair slits closed )… the fire dept had to cut the chair off very carefully while one guy held him up .. true story
Sorry. I don’t want to picture THAT!
Super duper funny!! I am cracking up over here!
Love the way you tell that story! Of course it was really your husband’s fault – I would feel exactly the same way! I totally think you should stop by the fire department with some goodies!!! :)
OMG, when I lived in Fayetteville, I worked at the Bank of Fayetteville on the square. Well, you know that fire station right down the street from it!? THE ONE WITH THE HOTTIES AND THE DALMATIAN? Yes. Well, every morning whilst trying to look super adorable as I casually strolled from my car (by the station) to the bank, about a block down the street, I’d trip. Yeah, like totally trip on absolutely nothing. And they’d watch, grin, snicker, point and full on belly laugh.
Well, in my head.
Now, will you go ahead and pile these turnovers into my face?
What a great story to read to start out my day! Blessings to you and your family, you really do make a difference in this world!! Its not easy to make so many people laugh with a simple story and a recipe!
I also think you should take some of those turnovers down to the fire station. And all firemen are hotties in my book! Thaks for sharing. It was a fun story to read.
Come on… A Dalmation?! Really?! LOL
Girl, I am not even kidding.
A DALMATIAN!!
Totally all his fault. Sounds terrible. And I totally change the TV channel quickly anytime something bad is happening or if someone comes to the door bc I’m terrified they’ll judge me based on what’s on TV. ha. I totally blamed my mister when I stood in line at the grocery store, humiliated because I forgot my PIN # and it was written on a paper on our desk…he sat there watching TV with his phone on mute and I had to go all the way home, leaving my groceries at the store (sobbing).
I hear ya!
I was feeling pretty cranky this morning then I read your post! I’m not laughing at you (!) but you certainly put a smile on my face and made me laugh so thank you! I thought those things only happened on TV (esp. the Dalmatian!!)…. Also I love your turnovers – I wish I could pick it up right now and eat it! Here’s hoping the rest of your week is fantastic! : )
Ugh, so embarrasssing! But wasn’t it a little bit exciting to see the hot guys and their DALMATION running in slow-mo (that’s how I’m picturing it) to save you – the damsel-not-exactly-in-distress? Just trying to look on the bright side :)
Kristan, omg! I have the same story! We were in an apartment on base at Ft. Knox. It was the night before my husband started a big long (serious) Army school and selflessly I decided to make him Cubano burgers (bad idea). I completely forgot they were on the stove until the smoke detector went off, and then the building’s fire alarm. My hubs was there with me, but there was nothing we could do! Our windows didn’t open and we could hear the sirens. Firefighters AND Army men raided our apt and made the entire building evacuate so they could clear EVERY ROOM. All of our new neighbors hated us and I didn’t want to leave the apt for days, afraid someone would recognize me in the stairwell! We had sonic blasts that night for dinner. (most embarrassing part, people asked him about it at class the next morning, eek!!!) I can’t wait to read your post to my him tonight. He pretends to hate it but allows me to keep reading to him so I think we both know he secretly loves it! :) xoxo
PS -what is the purpose of bringing the dog anyways ??
Whoa! A dalmation, too!? I think you should start being very concerned that you were part of a firefighter’s movie. Yes, that is the only explanation there could possibly be. I’m convinced.
Also, those turnovers are scrumptious looking!!! If you make these and take them to your firefighter friends, they may let you see the movie before it hits the big screen!
Cream cheese is amazing in this
Omg you are to funny. My 6 moth old daughter started laughing cause of my laughing which made me laugh even harder. Ty very much for the laugh oh and by the way you should consider stand up comedy you’d kill.
I’d pay to see Kristan do stand-up! She could show us how to do that new Korean dance step — in her 7 month pregnant condition — I know I’d fall down laughing!
I third the motion!
I was having a very bad day at work (okay – maybe bad few weeks) and was near tears a few times this morning and this post made me laugh out loud in my office!!! Thank you so much for making me feel a lot better. And to clarify, I was not laughing at you but with you. :)
I’m sorry you had such a horrible day, but years from now you’ll laugh about it. I about died when I read they had a Dalmatian. That is hysterical :) And of course any rational woman would call her husband’s mom to tell on him.
Oh
Those looks seriously Delish
wants to try them soooon :)
Is your husband’s cell phone the only contact number your alarm company has? If our alarm goes off, our company calls, in order: our house phone, my husband’s cell, my cell, and my MIL’s cell, before finally calling the police if they can’t get a hold of anyone. Our city has a huge problem with false alarms (like over 99% of alarms the police respond to turn out to be false), and we get charged for more than 2 false alarms in any 12-month period.
Apparently they have mine as a SECONDARY, but they called me AFTER they had already called the fire department and they had arrived at my house. If they can’t reach the first contact, she told me that they call the police/fire etc right away. :(
Laughed again today while reading this post! I laughed yesterday when I read the condensed version on FB… but what I really want is to see you dance Gangnam style! I really think you need to upload a video of that! You know… just to keep me having good days… because my happiness is totally your responsibility… did you know that? Well, it’s true… not that I want to put more pressure on a 7-month-pregnant lady, but the truth is the truth! :)
So I bet they wouldn’t have been laughing if you gave them some of your amazing baked goods! And if the firemen in your town are hot I think they deserve cookies hand delivered by you personally every week! Doesn’t hurt to look right :)
Kristan, Kristan, Kristan. I’ve read this post twice and it’s even funnier the second time around. You are a ray of sunshine in our lives. There is something seriously WRONG with smoke detectors. Mine goes off (that insanely LOUD scream which makes my heart jump out of my chest) when I turn on my oven. I haven’t even put anything in the oven, much less burned a roast. And no, my oven is NOT that dirty.) p.s. I would love your recipe for French Dip sandwiches but when I click on the link the yellow screaming hand tells me NO LINK.
Jess owes you foot rubs for infinity. I am pretty sure that’s the sentence for making someone have the worst day ever.
And gimme a turnover. NOW!
Like Marilyn, I had a good chuckle reading your FB post yesterday and a loud guffaw today reading your blog post! Thank you because I so so so so SO needed a laugh today. And I don’t really need to mention how your recipe makes my mouth water (even while I’m so completely stuffed from lunch I’m sitting at my desk with my pants unbuttoned), do I? What I reeeeeaaaaally want to know is….. Why or why did you not take a picture of the hot firemen?!?!
Dang it girl – you crack me up! I really needed the laugh today!
And God Bless the firemen that serve us! I want to see pics of their hotness :)
Oh no! At least you are laughing now, and blaming the husband. I always blame mine, and then make up for it with beef jerky. He loves the stuff too!
I laughed til I cried…but not at your expense. Because of your tragedy. I love you. The end.
I am wiping tears away as I type… I cannot wait to read this to my husband tonight,, you see,,, he is a fireman, he will think this is the best story ever.. Rest assured the firemen did not go back to the station and talk about the beautiful pregnant woman who didn’t set her house on fire…. SMILE!
I’m dying over the DALMATIAN. All that to any woman, much less a seven month pregnant woman. Wow. I’m thinking he needs to do all the dishes after, well every dinner ever. :)
OH my gosh! So funny! And awesome that they had a dalmatian!
Love it! I agree that part of being married is being able to blame the other spouse for everything that goes wrong :) My husband was just upstairs looking for his screwdriver and the walked out the door asking if he could blame me for losing it. It’s all part of the game. Those turnovers are making me want to break my diet right now, too!
Every single time I read your entries, I just CRACK up! I love that you tell a funny or wonderful or sweet story each time you write on your blog, even if it has nothing to do with the recipes you make! Your blog is MY FAVORITE, thank you for being so great! :)
Mmm just delightful! These sound awesome!
So freakin’ funny! Thank you for making me laugh every day!
I always love your stories and this one goes right to my favorites list!! You are an awesome story teller! I’m sorry for your embarrassing day… but thanks for sharing it with us!!
Oh, and the turnovers look amazing too!!
I’m sorry that happened to you….and when I was reading it, I felt really sorry for you and I wasn’t even laughing at all….until I got to the part about the Dalmatian, and then I died laughing. So very sorry. Really.
oh man, good thing that they’re responsive but i would’ve felt so bad and like a horrible person having them come out for nothing – good thing they’re forgiving and i’m sure if you gave them a bunch of these turnovers for their troubles, they would’ve easily forgave you & probably would make more stop ins to make sure everything is ok! haha :)
Man, how could you buy too much puff pastry dough….I nearly fell over when I saw the price of it….I paid $4.59 for one box of two sheets!!!! I made the carmel apple horns last Friday and they came out just great. I’m going to look into making my own puff pastry and see if it’s less expensive!
Donna
As awful as your story is, it’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day. I literally laughed out loud.
And your recipe looks YUMMY!
With their dalmation….lol
Oh honey, anytime three got firemen show up at your house (with their Dalmatian!) Is a GREAT day.
Hot… I totally meant hot not got. Thanks auto correct!
I have had to have firefighters at my house twice now and each time they have been sooooo handsome. And I didn’t have a fire either-the first time my carbon monoxide detector kept going off (no matter which room I moved it too…) and I asked the dispatcher to PLEASE have them arrive without sirens as I was pretty sure there was no problem, but they INSISTED that they can’t answer a call without sirens. Seriously?
So yes, they trudged throughout my house AND BASEMENT (no dalmation though, you are so lucky!) and determined that I needed a new carbon monoxide detector.
There is something about handsome firemen that makes us lose all sensible communication, all I could do was apologize about my messy basement…
The second time they arrived was because some young people had pulled up next to my house with their CAR ON FIRE and RAN AWAY. So the handsome firemen once again arrived, and they assured me it would NOT EXPLODE as you so often see on TV. The tires did pop though, so THAT was really exciting…
It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who had such an embarrassing encounter! I almost had the same experience when I cooked once in my college dorm. There was no fire, but a little smoke coming from cooking some meat, and the next thing I knew, the ULTRA SENSITIVE smoke detector went off! My entire dorm-mates rushed out to see what was going on when heard the detector alarm and loud irritating noise. I wanted to die from embarrassment right there. Good thing I managed to call the security company before they dispatched the fire truck though!
I must have been the one person who has not heard of Dancing Gangnam Style. Thanks for the links–they cracked me up!
Ok, so I got nothing on the firemen, other than I can SO imagine how embarrassing. But you’re so cute, what a treat for them!
No, I’m here about Gangnam. You see, I may be a 54 y.o. white gramma type but back just a few years ago (ok, 20 or so) I was an uber cool dance teacher/choreographer. So when I meet manofmydreams who happens to be black and also happens to have 3 little boys the ONE thing I had going for me, in their eyes, was that I could move/dance/jam/breakitdown. Yes, it was a while ago. They’re all grown and one has made me a gramma.
But, BUT, in my mind, ah-ha! In my mind I can still move. Ok, maybe not SYTYCD move but certainly DWTS move, k? So here comes Psy with this raging gangnam. Puh-leese people. That’s what I thought. You know I had to get up and try it though, right? Ok, fine. It’s not hard. Seriously. The whole making it look cool and not country thing? Yeah, you still gotta have some sense of swag ;)
Wait, that’s not my point. (see why I’m a blogger?) I’m getting ready to teach my step aerobics class and I snap a quick pic of me in mirror – totallycamerainface – and post “getting ready to get my gangnam on”. Funny, right? Well, I thought so. And I wondered, how many of my bloggy friends and fam are actually cool and ‘with it’. But the little hearts were coming from weird people. Did I just say that? Ok, came from people who I wouldn’t have expected. I click on my photo. NO CAPTION!
poo. no gangnam joke. I am forced to comment on other blogs who just might, maybe, think this if funny. Oh, sorry, you’re not the first. Not that I don’t rank you first. It’s just that Roo saw Britney & Psy on Ellen and did a whole FB thing about it. And what’s up with that, Brit? Don’t even say you can’t gangnam in heels and a dress. We’ve seen a whole lot more, babe.
Ok. I’m done. thankyoubai
Kristan, I’m so sorry you had such a rough afternoon, but as always you deal with it through humor!!! which inspires us all and makes us laugh! I still swear we must be long lost sisters!!! or you’ve been looking in my window and recording my life! I too would pay to watch you do stand up! Keep taking care of your pregnant self and your family best wishes to you all! PS- sounds like you’ve got a great mother-n-law too! congrats!
OMG. I don’t know what to say. Of course, for those of us it didn’t happen to, it is so blinking funny that I can’t describe how much I laughed. Of course, I feel horrible for you and OF COURSE it was your husband’s fault!!! None of that would have happened if he only would have answered his phone. I mean really, he should get on the ball here! :-)
And he should SO do that PSY-Gangam dance with you!
I would just really enjoy moving in with you.
What a funny story! I can’t imagine the firemen hotties were too upset with you when you’re all cute and pregnant.
Reminds me of the time I got a fireman stripper for my sister’s bachelortte party. In that situation I actually expected a Channing Tatum Magic Mike moment, instead it was more like The Situation. :)
PS- Love those turnovers! Great iea.
This is truly the best and funniest story I have ever heard! Thank you for the laugh!!! And the turnover really look yummy.
Oh hunni I am soooo sorry. I would have told you that I found out in high school firefighters are hot. It’s pretty much in the rule book that you have to be tall and muscular and what man is tall and muscular without having a handsome face to match? At least you are all petite and pregnant they probably thought you were adorable. Don’t sweat it. Just watch your roast searing from now on.
You are killin me with the yummy apple, caramel and cream cheese combos. Lucky for me I had the most delicious apple caramel cupcake for lunch today.
This is the best story I’ve heard all week, and it makes me want to burn something right away! By the way, I love puff pastry for this very reason… it is the easiest thing to work with ever and makes everything look and taste gorgeous. I can’t believe I’ve never thought to make it into turnovers before! I’m definitely making this. NOW.
I just your story and the pastry, well lets just say, I gotta have some.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL. I love reading your blog, it always gives me a laugh. Sorry, it’s out of your expense. But, really, hot firemen?!
p.s. these turnovers look WONDERFUL!
As a wife of a soldier/former firefighter (and a hot one at that ;) I can attest to the fact that many of them, yes, look quite calendarish ;) However, most of them are overweight and um… non-calendarish. I’m guessing that the stars lined up just right so that all of those particular firefighters decided to take the day off… just for you! hahaha!
nice share…
thanks
What a day! Can’t believe the firemen actually showed up.
What fun little turnovers!
I want you to know that if they look at the history on my computer and I get fired I am going to have them contact you. You are the one that leads me to crazy browsing on the computer. I had to send my daughter a link to the dancing video. It was too funny. Oh and did I mention that I work at a church? lol.
ps I am so sorry that the firemen showed up at your house…but it is a funny story!
Oh to be a fly on the wall … I bet those firemen thought you were the cutest pregnant roast searing mama ever.
That is the funniest story I have read in a long time :)
oh my sides hurt…rotflol…and my head hurts cause I cracked it as I fell to floor to roll around and laugh…dog gone it…I wish I had been there to see those hotties…Oh and I am going to try your recipe…Did the hotties maybe let you get a photo of them so you could share your luck with us…?
THANK GOODNESS you had the news on! I mean…could you imagine?! That was seriously your saving grace right there. I bet they took one look at the news and were all, “Oh, this poor lady is just minding her business making super healthy food for her husband and thinking serious thoughts about the world and her security company didn’t even call her and now we’ve invaded her house and messed up her very serious thoughts and basically ruined our chance for world peace.”
PS — Come visit me and I’ll take you to Gangnam. :)
Firemen HAVE to be nice – it’s a job requirement!
Turnovers are even better with just sliced apples, a tbl of butter, a tbl of brown sugar, a splash of lemon and a dash of cinnamon. And thank you for gangnam style…!
omg lol
I like you already. your bad days sound awesome ;) as does this recipe! Can’t wait to try it out today :D Because I too, am selfless and want to make my husband happy ;)
Oh my goodness hilarious. I am sure the firemen though you were super cute though. :-) I need these turnovers in my life!
Nice website. Thank you for posting this. I’ll definitely check to this site to read more and inform my coworkers about it.