#181_Quick and Easy Mango Turnovers

Mango Turnovers

You must have figured out by now that I'm crazy about mangoes
as I had posted several recipes with mangoes in this blog.
Yup, I heart fresh mangoes and anything mangoes
as long as they aren't too sweet
like the commercial dried mangoes or mango jam.
It is my #1 favorite fruit, so I have been looking
around cyberspace for other recipes using mangoes.

I found this recipe from Dallas Examiner
which is real easy and quick to do and uses mango jam,
I'll let you go to the site,
(click here) to save me from writing the recipe.

The recipe calls for one pound or a box
of store-bought Puff Pastry and makes 18 turnovers.

It is quite expensive at a little less than 5 dollars a box,

which is okay if you just want to make a few,
but if you want to make this dessert for a crowd,
you might consider making your own puff pastry.
I found a quick and easy homemade recipe by cafenilson,
click here, if you're interested to make your own.

Unfold pastry and cut into 4-inch squares.

I used my homemade mango jam with a little bit of peach jam.

The recipe says, "before putting the fillings on the squares,
sprinkle cinnamon powder on the pastry dough".
I modified that part by sprinkling cinnamon-sugar on top instead.
Brush the top of pastry dough with melted butter first
so the cinnamon-sugar mixture will adhere.

I left some of the turnovers plain, just brushed the top with egg yolk.

Don't forget to pierce each turnover with tines of a fork like I did.
They were in the oven for a couple of minutes before
I remembered to do that,
so I took them out of the oven and made slits with a pair of scissors.

A Note from MaMely:
Puff Pastries are best eaten when freshly baked and warm.
They are not good the next day.

Update:
You can fill this pastry with any kind of fruit fillings (or maybe even meat fillings) you desire and call it any way you want.... I found a recipe using apple pie filling, thus, Apple Turnover, click here.

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#173_Easy Homemade Mango Jam

Mango Jam

Mango jam is my number one favorite jam,
but I have an issue with the sugar contents
in those commercially made ones.
I'm so glad I can make my own so I can control
the amount of sugar I can use in the recipe.
It is very easy to make and no pectin necessary.

This kind of mango is okay for jams.
When peeled and sliced, 6 mangoes makes about 7 cups

Peel mangoes and slice and chop into chunks.

To the sliced mangoes, add 1 cup water.
Bring it up to a boil over medium high heat
then lower heat to medium low
and simmer for about 30 minutes
stirring frequently to avoid scorching.
Add 1-1/4 cups white sugar ( more if prefer)
and juice of 1 lemon or lime.
Stir to mix the sugar well with the mangoes.
Continue to simmer on low heat for another 30 minutes or til thick
without disturbing the mixture the first 15 minutes
after you put in the sugar.
( I like my mango jam chunky so I don't put it through a sieve)

Ladle hot jam into hot sterilized jars
and process in water bath for about 10 minutes.
(Please refer to canning guides)
This recipe yields 10- 4 oz. jars

or yields 5-8oz. containers

Another way to preserve the jam
is to ladle them into freezing jars, then freeze.
Very good on buttered toasted bread and pancakes;
and topping for Biko, click here and here.

ENJOY!!

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#167_Biko with Mango Jam Topping

Here's another way to serve Biko.....
top it with Mango Jam. Mmmmmm goodness!!

I might be breaking the rules here
by deviating from the traditional biko topping,
but this sure gives the "old" Biko (click here), a nice lift.

I had biko and mango jam in the freezer and every time
I opened the freezer these two kept staring
at me like they're screaming:
"get me out of here!" and " eat me, eat me!"
I felt sorry for them so, finally the other day,
I took them out of the freezer
and thawed them out in the fridge overnight.
Just before I put them together,
I heated up the Biko in the microwave,
then topped it with Mango Jam.
What an excellent pair! Made in Heaven!
Fabulistic!!!

Mango Jam goes really well with sticky rice or malagkit or biko.
To make plain Biko check out Sushi Style Biko recipe #165.
For Mango Jam recipe click here.

I bought a box of these red/green mangoes a while back.
I knew I wouldn't enjoy them, but because I was desperate,
I thought I'd give them a try.
Didn't care much to eat them after all, but
to turn them into jam, they're okay.

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