Savory Harvest Turnovers

Ingredients

• 2 Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled, and diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
• 5-7 slices thick-cut bacon, diced
• 2 Puff pastry sheets, thawed but still cold
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 egg, beaten

Instructions

1. In a 2 1/2 quart sauce pot or small Dutch oven, stir together the apples, onion, vinegar, brown sugar, all of the spices, and the maple syrup. Partially cover the pot, and cook, while stirring occasionally, over low heat until the apples and onion are tender -- about 20 minutes. Then increase the heat, and cook, stirring gently but constantly, until all of the liquid has evaporated -- about 1 minute. Let the mixture cool to room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
2. While the apple mixture is cooking, saute the diced bacon in a skillet over low heat. Saute until the bacon is done but not crisp -- about 5 minutes. Drain the bacon on paper towels, and let cool to room temperature.
3. Center the oven rack, and heat the oven to 400°F. Also, line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Put a sheet of thawed but still-cold puff pastry dough on the baking sheet, and then cut the dough into 4 equal squares. Put a large dollop (less than 1/4 cup) of the apple mixture in the center of each square. Top the apples with 1 tablespoon bacon and 2 tablespoons cheese. Fold the pastry in half over the filling to form a triangle, and then crimp the edges with a fork to seal. Cut a small slit in the top of each pastry to allow steam to escape. Cut, fill, and form the remaining sheet of pastry dough.
4. Bake until the pastry puffs and browns -- about 20 minutes. Cool briefly on a wire rack and enjoy.

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