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turnover is a kind of
pastryPastry is the name given to various kinds of baked goods made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked goods are called "pastries"....
made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a
sandwichA sandwich is a food item consisting of two or more slices of bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of food, typically taken to work or school, or picnics to be eaten as...
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It is common for sweet turnovers to have a fruit filling and be made with a short (pie crust-like) or
puff pastryIn baking, a puff pastry is a light, flaky, unleavened pastry containing several layers of fat which is in solid state at 20°C .-History:...
dough; savory turnovers generally contain meat and/or vegetables and can be made with any sort of dough, though a kneaded yeast dough seems to be the most common in Western cuisines.
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turnover is a kind of
pastryPastry is the name given to various kinds of baked goods made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked goods are called "pastries"....
made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a
sandwichA sandwich is a food item consisting of two or more slices of bread with one or more fillings between them, or one slice of bread with a topping or toppings, commonly called an open sandwich. Sandwiches are a widely popular type of food, typically taken to work or school, or picnics to be eaten as...
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It is common for sweet turnovers to have a fruit filling and be made with a short (pie crust-like) or
puff pastryIn baking, a puff pastry is a light, flaky, unleavened pastry containing several layers of fat which is in solid state at 20°C .-History:...
dough; savory turnovers generally contain meat and/or vegetables and can be made with any sort of dough, though a kneaded yeast dough seems to be the most common in Western cuisines. They are usually
bakedBaking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, quiches, and cookies. Such items are...
, but may be
friedFried pies are dessert pastries that are similar to a pie or turnover, except that they're smaller and fried. The fruit filling is actually wrapped in the dough, similar to the dough of a pie crust.-History:...
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Savory turnovers are often sold as
convenience foodConvenience food, or tertiary processed food, is commercially prepared food designed for ease of consumption. Products designated as convenience foods are often preprepared food stuffs that can be sold as hot, ready-to-eat dishes; as room temperature, shelf-stable products; or as refrigerated or...
s in supermarkets. Savory turnovers with meat or poultry and identified as a turnover (for example, "Beef Turnover" or "Cheesy Chicken Turnover") have to meet a standard of identity or composition, and must contain a certain amount of meat or poultry.
See also
- Calzone
A calzone is an Italian turnover made from pizza dough and stuffed with cheese , ham or salami, vegetables, or a variety of other stuffings...
- Stromboli
Stromboli is a type of turnover filled with various cheeses, Italian meats or vegetables. The dough is Italian bread dough.Stromboli are similar to but distinct from calzones, as calzones are pockets of dough filled with meat, cheese and vegetables, and stromboli can contain the same ingredients...
- Hot Pockets
Hot Pockets are microwaveable turnovers usually containing a combination of cheese, meat, and vegetables. Hot Pockets are currently produced by Nestlé internationally....
- Knish
A knish is a German, Eastern European, and Yiddish snack food made popular in North America by Jewish immigrants, eaten widely by Jewish and non-Jewish peoples alike. A knish consists of a filling covered with dough that is either baked, grilled, or deep fried...
- Jamaican patty
A Jamaican patty is a pastry that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric. It is made like a turnover but is more savory. As its name suggests, it is commonly found in Jamaica, and is also eaten in other areas...
- empanada
An empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry. The name comes from the Spanish and Portuguese verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing...
- Cornish pasty
- Sambusac
- Samosa
A sambusak , samosa in south Asia , samsa or somsa in Turkic Central Asia , sambusa among Somalis and Tajiks , or chamuça in the Lusophone world, is a stuffed pastry and a popular snack in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, throughout the Mediterranean , Southwest...
- Strudel
A strudel is a type of sweet layered pastry with a filling inside, that became well known and gained popularity in the 18th century through the Habsburg Empire.Strudel is most often associated with the Austrian cuisine, but is also a traditional pastry in...
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