Recipe#5723

Title: Whole Wheat Turnovers ( september 1992)

From: Leon & Miriam Posvolsky 
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 22:20:33 -0300 
Recipe By     : Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky

   1 1/2  cups          whole wheat flour
     1/4  cup           canola oil
                        salt
          a little      water to link
                        Hearts of Palm Filling
   2      tablespoons   oil
   2      tablespoons   flour
   2      tablespoons   finely chopped onion
     1/2  cup           milk
   1      teaspoon      chopped parsley
          pinch         nutmeg
                        salt and freshly ground white pepper -- to  taste
   1      cup           hearts of palms -- chopped
                        Cheese Filling
   1      cup           firm ricotta or farmers cheese
     1/4  cup           chopped spring onions
   1                    egg
                        salt and white pepper -- to  taste
Dough:
1. Place flour in a bowl.
2. Make a well in the center and add oil, salt and a little warm water.
3. Stir with a fork and then with hands. You should have a firm , not too
soft, dough.
4. Knead 5 minutes adding more flour if needed. Let rest covered and basted
with oil , 30 minutes.
5. Roll out dough very thin on a working  surface dusted with whole wheat
flour.
6. Cut out 4" rounds. Place 2 t filling in the center, baste edges with
water, fold in 2 over filling   and press edges together with a fork to stick.
7. Place turnovers on a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
8.  Bake in a pre heated 350 oven for 25 to 30 minutes
Heart of Palms Filling:
1. Cook onion in oil
2. Stir in flour and cook  2 minutes
3. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.
4. Add milk and stir over low heat until thick.
5. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in chopped hearts of palms and
parsley. Let  cool. before using
Cheese Filling:
Stir together all the ingredients.
you can make mushroom filling, chicken and so on.
If you want any more fillings, just let me know
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NOTES : I kind of eyeballed this dough, but it came out delicious.
You can use other fillings such as hamburger, chicken or shrimp.