Chocolate-walnut Turnovers

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 (17 1/3 ounce) package puff pastry sheets, thawed

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in small bowl, whisk together 1 egg and 1 t water; set aside.
• 3 in large bowl, mix ricotta, 1/3 cup of the sugar, vanilla and remaining egg.
• 4 stir in cocoa powder and flour, then chocolate and walnuts.
• 5 on lightly floured surface, roll out puff pastry sheets into 12-inch squares.
• 6 with a sharp knife, cut each sheet into 9 equal squares (each 4 inches per side).
• 7 spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons chocolate-walnut filling into the center of one square.
• 8 brush edges with egg mixture; fold in half diagonally to form a triangle.
• 9 press well to seal edges; transfer to an ungreased baking sheet.
• 10 repeat with remaining pastry squares and filling.
• 11 brush tops with egg mixture and sprinkle with remaining 1 t sugar.
• 12 bake at 400 degrees for 14 minutes or until browned on top.
• 13 cool turnovers on rack.
• 14 to serve, dust with confectioners' sugar.