Sloppy Joe Turnovers

Rolling squares challenged!

  Saturday night supper and I wanted something easy to make. I thought I had the perfect recipe from the Pillsbury Best of Classic Cookbooks. Sue had given me some of her Mexican filling already made and frozen and I had a can of biscuits. Easy right!

  Well, we decided I am rolling pin challenged. I can roll circles, as I make lots of pie crust, but how do you get round biscuits into 4 inch squares? 

  Bettie and Lyle thought they were good, Bettie ate hers with some Salsa, so I will make them again, but the next time I am going to make the biscuits. Whether from scratch or from a baking mix I am sure they would be much easier to make. Roll the dough out into a square and cut your squares. I am posting the Pillsbury recipe as it is in the book, with a link to the Mexican filling. That way you can try either. If you have small children eating these, you might want the milder filling. 

  Either way, I hope yours look better than mine did!

Sloppy Joe Turnovers

½ pound lean ground beef

2 tablespoons chopped onion

¼ cup ketchup

2 tablespoons sour cream

¼ teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon garlic powder

1 (6 ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk flaky biscuits

   Heat oven to 375°F. In large skillet, brown ground beef and onion until beef is thoroughly cooked. Drain. Stir in ketchup, sour cream, salt and garlic powder. Simmer for 2 minutes.

  Separate dough into 5 biscuits. Press or roll out each biscuit to a 4 inch square. Put on cookie sheet. Place ⅛ to ¼ cup filling on half. Fold one corner over to make a triangle. Press edges together firmly. Cut 2 ½ inch slits in top of each. 

  Bake at 375° for 12 to 18 minutes or until brown.

Try using Frozen Mexican filling, your favorite sloppy joe filling, and your own biscuits for a change.