Sunday mornings are about relaxing and enjoying life. And my Sunday Morning Apple Pie Fold-Overs are a delicious way to enjoy your Sunday mornings!
One of my great memories of my childhood was when my mother would cook something special for me. She was not a great cook and never really enjoyed cooking until later in her life. However, there were a few things she made really well! Those were always the treats I looked forward to.
My mom worked night shifts so she could be home to take us to school and pick us up which is one of the reasons I learned to cook. I loved to eat and didn’t want to wake her so I ended up making my own lunches. But every now and then my mom would make flour tortillas and her extra special treat was always apple turnovers.
Coming from Texas at an early age one of the things I missed most of all were tortillas. They were plentiful in our grocery stores in Texas but it wasn’t something people in New Jersey used or could even pronounce correctly. Although my mom couldn’t make corn tortillas, she could make some darn good flour tortillas and I know she would have loved this recipe, combining two of my favorites in one delicious dish.
What ingredients do you need to make Apple Pie Fold-Overs?
Let’s start by gathering our ingredients for this dish which in chef speak is known as the mise en place (everything in its place).
What Kind of Apples are best for Cooking and Baking?
It’s important to use the right kind of apple for cooking or baking and for my Apple Pie Fold-Overs I used Golden Delicious apples. You could also use Granny Smiths, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, and Braeburn to name a few. You want a firm crisp apple for baking, one that will hold its shape and some firmness.
The first step after peeling and cutting the apples into chunks is to simmer them with water for five minutes to release some of the juices and make the apples softer.
The next step is adding the brown sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of sea salt. Mix well and simmer for an additional five minutes.
Now it’s time to thicken up the apples and juices by adding some flour and sugar to the pan. Mix the flour into the apples completely and bring to a boil. This will cook the flour and help in the thickening process.
Chef Dennis Tip-
If the apple mixture starts to look gummy or too thick, add more water or apple juice to the pan. The mixture should be thick but still somewhat liquid.
The last step in making this apple pie mixture is adding in a tablespoon of butter. Set aside the apples while you finish the dish. Keep the apples warm or reheat them when ready to serve your fold-overs.
Before you start the tortillas make sure to make your glaze for the fold-overs. Powdered sugar, milk and vanilla are all you need to make the glaze.
Chef Dennis Tip-
Adding a squeeze of lemon juice or lime juice to the glaze is a nice way to add additional flavor to the fold-overs. You can even add in a little finely grated zest.
Mission Super Soft Flour Tortillas are the perfect size for my Apple Pie Fold-Overs.
Always heat your flour tortillas before using. It brings out more of the flavor of the tortilla and adds color. Use a griddle or large sauté pan for best results.
After you have browned all of the tortillas, brush a little butter on one side of the tortilla and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Place the tortillas sugar side down on a heated griddle to caramelize the sugar and add a beautiful rich color to the tortilla. Be careful when taking the tortillas off the griddle. The heated sugar can burn you!
Chef Dennis Tip-
I found that moving the tortillas around while browning helped keep them from burning.
Then it’s just a matter of putting your Apple Pie Fold-Overs together.
Chef Dennis Tip-
Put the glaze in a small plastic bag, and snip a very small piece of the end of the bag to add the drizzle to the fold-overs.
Although they’re great all by themselves, add a little fresh whipped cream and fruit to the plate with your Apple Pie Fold-Over and you’ve got so much more for breakfast. You’ve created a culinary masterpiece!
Chef Dennis Tip-
Any canned pie filling can be used in place of the fresh apples. Add pecans or walnuts to the apples for added crunch, or sprinkle on top of the fold-overs.
If you love apples you’re going to love these recipes:
Apple Pie Fold-Overs
Ingredients
- 6 flour tortillas
- 3 cups apples peeled and chopped
- ½ cup water
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Sugar Drizzle
- Combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla in small bowl, mixing well.
- Put drizzle into a small plastic bag, cutting the tip of the bag and drizzle the apple pie fold-overs when ready.
Fold-Overs
- Combine cinnamon and sugar and set aside until needed.
- Combine apples and water in small saucepan. Cook and stir on high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and a pinch of sea salt. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir frequently.
- Combine flour and granulated sugar. Stir into apple mixture. Bring to a boil and allow to boil for 1 minute. Stir in butter and set aside keeping warm until needed.
- Heat both sides of the Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas on a skillet. This will help the tortilla get some color and finish the cooking process. *Big bubbles can appear and this is normal, they will go down.
- Brush one side of the Mission® Super Soft Flour Tortillas with butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Repeat this process for each tortilla.
- Place the buttered and sugared tortilla back on the skillet long enough to get some caramelization of the sugar; giving the tortilla a beautiful golden brown color. Just be careful not to burn the tortilla or burn your hands when you remove them from the skillet. Sugar can cause some pretty bad burns. Repeat this process until you’ve finished the tortillas.
- Fill un-sprinkled side of tortilla with apples and fold over. Repeat the process until finished and drizzle with the glaze and serve immediately.
- Garnish with fresh berries, mint leaves and whipped cream.
Veena Azmanov
Your recipe is fantastic. Love the look of this delicious breakfast dish. Great option for sweet lovers. Yum Yum Yum.
Ben
BOOYAH! There are like a much easier version of the apple fritters I grew up on in the south. I love using the tortillas in place of handmaking a dough to fold over.
Rose Ann Sales
This is pretty amazing! I love eating Apple Pie Fold-Overs. I’m sure my kids will love it as well.
roch
Yum! I can almost taste it in my mouth. Pecans and walnuts would add a great crunch to ever bite.
Sara Welch
I love Mission tortillas. I have never used them for a dessert item though. I will have to give this a try.
Kristine Nicole Alessandra
Thank you for the recipe idea. These apple pie fold overs will be another family favorite. It is truly comfort food at its best! I am making them this weekend. 🙂
Chef Dennis Littley
Thank you for the great review Kristine, I hope your family enjoys the fold overs!
Heather
Everything you make looks so delicious. These would be a hit in my house, for sure!
Sujan Paul
Whattt? This is amazing. I would never have tortillas in my breakfast if I didn’t read the piece.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thank you, I love thinking outside the box!
Lisa Favre
Okay, this recipe is absolutely genius. I would have never thought to use tortillas for a morning breakfast but this looks delish!
Chef Dennis Littley
Thank you Lisa! I tried to think outside the box for this recipe
Kimberly Storms
When I first saw the photo at the top of the post I scratched my head, really… are those soft taco tortillas? Yup, they sure are and I never would have thought to try something like this had I not seen this. It sounds fantastic and simple too. Thank you for sharing this idea!
Chef Dennis Littley
It is a different way of using Tortillas! Thanks for the great review.
Amber Myers
Yum, what a great dessert! I would LOVE this for breakfast. Or any time, really. I’d eat so many!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
Oh these look incredible. I love an apple pie foldover like this. The char marks are beautiful!!
Bill Sweeney
Your fold overs look supreme! I could eat my body weight in those! They look fairly easy to make too.
Sarah Bailey
OK now this is an amazing way to start the day! It sounds absolutely delicious and something I really need to try for myself! YUM !
Candy
Apple turnovers are awesome so warm and yummy from the oven. Drizzle some frosting on top. They wouldn’t last long