Sausage, Egg and Cheese Turnovers

I've been cold the last few days and unable to get warm. Plus, was having a bout of PMS. What does that mean???? COMFORT FOOD! And this recipe is, for certain, a comfort food! Please forgive the photo as we were racing to get dinner on the table prior to heading out the door for an appointment.

4 Servings

Ingredients
1 T butter
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
8 ounces sweet Italian pork sausage, casings removed
1/4 tsp salt
pepper
8 large eggs
4 ounces cream cheese, cut into chunks, at room temperature
1 sheet packaged frozen puff pastry, thawed

Preheat oven to 400. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the butter over medium heat until melted, 3-4 minutes. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the sausage, salt and a few pinches pepper and cook, breaking up the meet with a wooden spoon, until lightly golden, about 8 minutes. In a large bowl, beat 7 eggs. Add the beaten eggs to the sausage mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked but not dry, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cream cheese until just combined. Let cool to room temperature. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry to a 16 inch square. Cut into 4 equal squares. Divide the sausage-egg mixture evenly onto each square, just slightly off center. In a small bowl, beat the remaining egg with 1 T water. Brush the edges of each pastry square with the egg-water mixture and fold over to form 4 triangles, crimping the edges with the tines of a fork to seal. Brush the turnovers all over the tops and edges with the egg-water mixture. Transfer the turnovers to a baking sheet and bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.

- adapted from Rachel Ray's magazine.

Now, when I was making this, I realized our puff pastry was wrong - we only had shells instead of the roll out square. So, I baked the cups for a few minutes and then pulled the lids off, placing them at side side of cups. I filled the bowls with the sausage-egg mixture. I also used crescent rolls.

AND this made 8 nice-sized servings.