Southwestern Cheese Turnovers

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 4 ounces jalapeno jack cheese, cut into chunks
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into chunks
• 3 1/2-4 tablespoons pepper jelly
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions

1. 1

   Put flour in bowl of food processor.

2. 2

   Add cheese and butter chunks.

3. 3

   Pulse processor 6 times until butter and cheese are coarsely chopped.

4. 4

   Run processor steadily until dough forms a ball.

5. 5

   Chill dough for at least one hour.

6. 6

   On floured board, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness.

7. 7

   Cut dough into 20 2-inch rounds.

8. 8

   Place 1/4 teaspoon pepper jelly in the middle of each round.

9. 9

   Brush edges with egg wash made of 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water.

10. 10

    Fold dough over jelly and seal.

11. 11

    Bake at 375 degrees 12-15 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet.

12. 12

    Cool (but really good warm!).

13. 13

    May be frozen - to reheat, bake 5 minutes at 375 degrees.