Apple and Banana/Chocolate filled Pastries! Yummo!!

Need a dessert idea in a pinch? Let me share what I did the other night. Boy, it was a fun filled food night for me! I wanted to do something creative and interesting with homemade pastry dough! So, I came up with some interesting and delicious ideas for a filled pastry! I started by only using what I already had in my kitchen. I didn't have to make a trip to the store for anything! For the pastry all I needed was all purpose flour, shortening, water and cold butter, oh and a pinch of salt and sugar! These are staples in my kitchen :) And I followed a basic pastry recipe enough for one crust. Now for some filling ideas... I start by looking around my cupboards and fridge. I have bananas, some Gala apples and find a half a bag of chocolate chips in the cupboard! Hmmm, what could I do with these? Well, I'll tell ya! On the stove top take 2 sauce pans, and in each pan over medium heat melt some butter, brown sugar and some type of spice ie:,cinnamon, allspice or pumpkin pie spice. I used pumpkin pie spice (that's what I had on hand). Then in one pan I put the apples (peeled and chopped-about 2 apples). In the other pan I put sliced bananas and let both cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat , just until softened and their natural sweetness comes out! Turn the burners off and stir in about 1/4 cup of chocolate chips in each pan. Meanwhile, flatten your pastry into about 5 inch discs (should make about 8),and spoon a heaping Tablespoon of filling into each disc. Fold over and seal your pastry and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown. Let pastries cool slightly then cover each one with POWDERED sugar! That's it! It really isn't difficult- I promise! Let me say how absolutely delicious the pastries were! Make sure you eat them while they are warm- your guest will be in for a real treat! Everyone loved them! The apple ones were like warm apple pie with a gooey chocolate and brown sugar goodness inside :) And the banana and chocolate pastries were just as fantastic! You could also serve them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a real treat!
If you would have asked me a few weeks back to make homemade pastry dough w/ a filling I would have run the other way, but you don't have to! I will help you through tough and uncertain cooking experiences! Let me do the trials and errors, then I will share my stories successful and not so successful with you :) Keep watching me for super delicious food ideas!
From one Foodie to the next, be creative and bold in your kitchen!