Books & Spoons Recipe for SAVORY MEAT TURNOVERS

These little meat and rice filled pastries are absolutely perfect during the holiday season because you can use them as a snack before the big meal is ready if someone comes hungry, you can use them in a brunch table, as an evening meal by making them a bit bigger in size, or a lunch pie with a fresh salad on the side. In bite-size, these make a great potluck item as they can be served hot or 'cold' (meaning at the room temperature). And on New Year's Eve, these just the thing you might want while waiting on the fireworks. 

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I hope you enjoy this childhood favorite of mine. Up here north, our Christmas celebration covers several days. We start from the Christmas Eve when the stores close around noon, we have the big meal and exchange the gifts, and then it continues on for the TWO Christmas Days time spent with your family and friends. The whole week between New Year and Christmas is celebratory and in some countries, like Sweden and Finland, the festivities go all the way to Epiphany, January 6th. So for us, it truly is a Holiday Season, and I wish yours is a blessed one. 
Till next time
~ Merry Christmas from my home to yours

SAVORY MEAT TURNOVERS

• 4 plates puff pastry dough
  
• 400gr / 14 oz of grated meat (beef, pork, turkey, chicken), fried and drained
• 1 onion, chopped fine and fried with the meat
• 1½ dl / 3/4 cups rice risotto, cooked in vegetable broth until done
• 1 egg for egg wash
• ground pepper
• salt
• paprika

1. Prepare the filling ingredients as directed
2. Mix the filling ingredients, prepared rice and meat, well together. Make sure it is well seasoned.
3. Cut the puff pastry plates into pieces of about 10x10 cm in size
4. Brush the 10x10 puff pastry discs with egg wash (this will be the inside of the pastry and will help it to stay sealed as baking the pastries)
5. Place a tablespoonful of filling in the center of the leaflet Fold the leaf so that it becomes triangular and fills in the pastry
6. Press the greased edges well together before baking 
7. Brush the pastries with the egg wash
8. Bake at 225 C / 430 F for about 13-15 minutes