Pimento Cheese Turnovers with Sausage

Name: Pimento Cheese Turnovers with Sausage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry; 1/2 cup breakfast sausage, cooked and drained; 1/2 cup Palmetto pimento cheese

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Pimento Cheese Turnovers with Sausage bring together puff pastry, cooked breakfast sausage, and Palmetto pimento cheese in a handheld bake. Each pastry pocket holds about a tablespoon of filling and comes out of the oven golden brown and puffed.

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Watch How to Make It

These are an easy way to turn three ingredients into eight individual turnovers. Let them cool for about 10 minutes before serving so they have time to rest after baking.

A person seals the edge of a dough square with a fork. Nearby, more dough squares are topped with cooked ground beef and orange shredded cheese on a white surface.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

The filling keeps things simple with cooked and drained breakfast sausage paired with Palmetto pimento cheese. Wrapped in puff pastry, the mixture is divided into eight equal portions for individual turnovers.

The method is straightforward from start to finish. Cut the pastry, fill it, fold and crimp the edges, then bake until the pastries are golden brown and puffed.

A person rolls dough filled with ground meat and cheese on a countertop, while four more portions of dough, meat, and cheese are prepared beside them. A fork is placed on the left.

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Ingredients You'll Need

One sheet of puff pastry makes the pastry pockets for this recipe. It is cut into eight equal rectangles, giving each turnover the same starting portion of dough.

Cooking

Together, the sausage and pimento cheese provide enough filling for the eight turnovers. Plan on using about 1 tablespoon of the mixture in each pastry pocket.

A person cuts rectangular strips into a sheet of raw dough on a white surface using a large kitchen knife.

How To Make It

Start by heating the oven to 425°F and getting the puff pastry ready for filling. The turnovers are assembled before they go onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Preparation

Cut the puff pastry sheet into 8 equal rectangles. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of breakfast sausage and pimento cheese onto the center of each rectangle.

Fold the pastry over the filling to create a pocket. Use a fork to crimp and seal the edges of every turnover, keeping the sausage and pimento cheese inside the pastry.

A hand uses a spoon to place a meat filling onto squares of dough, some already topped with a cheese mixture, on a white surface.

Place the assembled pastries on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Keep the filled pockets arranged on the sheet before they go into the preheated oven.

Hands placing a spoonful of filling onto a rectangular sheet of dough that has been cut into strips. The person is wearing a gray shirt and working on a white surface.

Cooking

Bake the turnovers at 425°F for 12-15 minutes. They are ready when the puff pastry is golden brown and puffed.

A useful tip is to wait the full cooling period before serving rather than moving straight from the baking sheet to the table. Allow the turnovers to cool for about 10 minutes after baking.

Four unbaked pastry rectangles on a parchment-lined baking sheet, each sealed with fork marks along the edges; a persons arm is visible on the right side of the image.

Serving & Variations

Serve the pimento cheese turnovers with sausage after their 10-minute cooling time. Their individual size makes it easy to put the full batch out together and let everyone take a pastry pocket.

The recipe makes eight turnovers from one sheet of puff pastry. Since the filling is portioned at about 1 tablespoon per rectangle, the sausage and Palmetto pimento cheese are distributed across the whole batch.

A persons hands cutting a rectangular sheet of puff pastry dough on a white surface with a large knife.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to make Pimento Cheese Turnovers?

The total time is 25 minutes, including 10 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cook time.

How many servings does this recipe make?

This recipe makes 8 servings.

How long is the cook time for Pimento Cheese Turnovers?

The cook time is 15 minutes.

Wrapping Up

These turnovers keep the process focused: puff pastry, cooked and drained sausage, pimento cheese, and a hot oven. Fold, crimp, bake until golden brown and puffed, then let them cool before serving. Recipe created by Cookinwithbabe for Trust Me Try It.

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