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Turnover pies, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

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Turnover pies

Turnover pies, preserved from Marion Harland’s 1903 cookbook with ingredient cues including fruit over one-half of the piece.

DinnerVeganVegetarianOvenPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep15 min
Est. cook20 min
Est. serves4
Total35 min
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  • Put fruit over one-half of the piece.
  • Sprinkle with sugar.

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Mix a plain puff paste. Roll thin and cut into circular pieces about the size of a saucer. Put fruit over one-half of the piece. Sprinkle with sugar. Wet the edges and turn the paste over. Press the edges together and bake on tins in a quick oven twenty minutes.

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