WTF, I Tried Making Lara Jean's Cherry Turnovers From To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
And ended up with strawberry turnovers!
My first attempt at making turnovers from scratch. Lara Jean made it look so easy with her baking montage!
Vancouver may be home to Adler High (Point Grey Secondary) and its famous track field where chemistry between Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky caught fire à la To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, but do you know what it doesn’t house?
Fresh cherries.
The next-best red fruit that is available all year round is the strawberry. That was how I ended up making strawberry turnovers instead!
So To All The Vancouverites who want to stress bake like Lara Jean?
This recipe is for you.
I hope WTF Hubby enjoys that first bite like Peter did…
Comment below with your favourite Lara Jean stress-baked good!
Good luck in the kitchen!
WTF Bride
WTF Bride's Strawberry Turnovers
Perfect for stress bakes during pandemic season.
Enjoy with your favourite To All The Boys movie.
WTF Bride | March 7, 2021
prep time: 1 hr 15 mins
cook time: 15 mins
total time: 1 hr 30 minsServings: 6
Ingredients for the Crust:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cold and cut into pieces
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
Ingredients for the Filling:
3 cups strawberries
1/3 cup granulated sugar
large pinch of salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 eggs beaten for the glaze
Instructions:
1. Make the dough:
In a food processor, pulse together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add in the shortening and half of the butter cubes. Pulse until the mixture looks like gravel.
Next add the rest of the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles small peas. Pour in 1/4 cup of ice water, then pulse a few more times.
Remove dough from the food processor, and roll into two disks. Wrap each in plastic wrap, and put in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
2. Make the filling:
While the dough is chilling, hull and cut strawberries. Add them to a medium sauce pan with the sugar and salt over medium heat. Cook for about five minutes, stirring constantly. Bring the strawberries to a simmer and cook for another five minutes, stirring.
Spoon out two tablespoons of the juice from the strawberries into a small bowl and stir the cornstarch into it. Pour the cornstarch mixture back into the sauce pan and continue to simmer, stirring the whole time. After about 6 to 8 minutes, the mixture will become very thick. Remove from heat, stir in the lemon juice, and allow to cool.
3. Tart assembly
Once the dough is chilled, remove from the plastic wrap, one disc at a time. Generously flour the surface. Roll out the disc until it’s about 1/8 of an inch thick.
With a pizza cutter, cut out rectangles from the dough and place about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the strawberries into the middle of the rectangle. With your left over rectangles, cut a few slits into the top of each pastry, to allow steam to escape while in the oven. Place on top of the strawberries. Use a fork to press down the edges to seal.
Repeat for remaining rectangles. Once finished, beat two eggs together and use to glaze the tops of your tarts.
4. Baking
Place the pastries on a greased baking sheet and bake until edges are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition per serving:
Calories 511 (20%)
Fat 30.1 grams (39%)
Carbs 53.9 grams (20%)
Sugars 14.9 grams
Protein 7.7 grams
Sodium 357 mg (16%)
Fiber 2.7 grams (10%)
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