Grilled Apple & Brie Quesadilla with Strawberry Apple Dipping Sauce

I made this for a snack this afternoon. The recipe is Sandra Lee Semi Homemade. One quesadilla was plenty for the kids & I to snack on.

**What you need:
1/4 cup cream cheese
8 soft taco size flour tortillas
1/2lb brie, thinly sliced strips
1 apple thinly sliced (I used the majority of an apple for just the 1 I made)

(sauce)
1 (8oz) jar strawberry jam
1/4 cup apple sauce 1 pinch cinnamon

Preheat grill pan over medium heat. SPray pan with non stick spray when ready to start cooking.

Spread cream cheese evenly over 4 of the tortillas. Evenly divide brie strip on top of the cream cheese. Divide apple slices on top of brie. Top with remaining 4 tortillas.

Place each on pan & grill 3 minutes/side. Flip with a spatula. Remove from heat & cool 2 minutes before slicing.

Sauce: Combine ingredients and microwave for 1-2 minutes. (I didn't have apples sauce so I just heated some strawberry jelly for a minute - more than enough time).

Apple Turnovers

I made these today from the apples that MIL & Tootie picked off our tree. They are to die for! I have a couple apple pie recipes, but a friend came across one that sounded yummy. I just made a few changes to it.

What you need...
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
1 1/4 pounds tart apples, such as Empire or Granny Smith (3 apples) (we are thinking the ones in the back are Macintosh)
3 tablespoons sugar, plus extra to sprinkle on top
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pinch kosher salt
1 package (17.3 ounces, 2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, defrosted
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Put into a bowl the orange zest & juice. Peel, slice & core the apples and then cut them up into pieces. Toss the apples with the zest and juice to prevent them from turning brown. Add the sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

Flour a board and lightly roll each sheet of puff pastry to a 12 by 12-inch square. Cut each sheet into 4 smaller squares and keep chilled until ready to use.

Brush the edges of each square with the egg wash and neatly place about 1/3 cup of the apple mixture on half of the square. Fold the pastry diagonally over the apple mixture and seal by pressing the edges with a fork. Transfer to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Brush the top with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, make 2 small slits, and bake for 20 minutes, until browned and puffed. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Apples

These came off our tree out back. MIL & Tootie climbed the tree to pick them. I have some delicious plans for them! I also still need to post The cupcakes I made for Princess' birthday & the recipe for the yummy peanut-butter icing. I was going to wait until I could access my pictures, but I might just have to post & add them later.