Apple Walnut Gorgonzola Turnovers

Yes yes I know it’s June and it’s not apple season here yet, but we construct cooked apples every year and freeze them, we grow our own walnuts and thyme, and that was just plain good, so there. Remarkably it is the middle of June in Sacramento and we haven’t had a day by 90 degrees in weeks, in fact, it’s barely been getting up to the 80s. So, the oven is still in use. Ever have one ingredient that you have left by from something so you devise an entire recipe around it? I had some gorgonzola cheese begging to be eaten, some puff pastry in the freezer, and my mother’s book club potluck event

at our house coming up. Apples and walnuts we always have on hand. Apples, walnuts, gorgonzola, thyme, and honey prepare up the filling of these mini-turnovers and let me tell you, that is a great combination. Put the filling on a pizza, keep the apples fresh and invent a gorgonzola version of Waldorf salad, or place it on a flour tortilla and roll it up and eat it as a wrap, whatever you do these ingredients belong together. Big hit at the book club too, nary a turnover was left.

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