Grandmas Plachindas Pumpkin Turnovers Recipes

These turnovers are easy to do, and everyone I've made them for has loved them. I use store-bought puff pastry for the convenience. I also like a lot of spices, but you can cut back if you don't.

Provided by SaraSunshine

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 1h15m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 5

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.1 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 100.5 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

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My Mother calls these, "Lady Slippers" because they reminded her of the ballet shoes she used to wear as a young girl. My Grandmother was an amazing cook and baker. She had no cookbooks to follow, just a scoop of this, a little of these and a handful of that, was her routine to feed 9 hungry kids and a hard working husband. After...

Provided by Connie Deitz

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 2h25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

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I have seen this spelled Blachinda, Plachinda and Plachenda. Recipe by: Idella Ruff Schott Wilson Posted on an old messageboard about 1998 for a request. The original poster stated "this is how my aunt makes it." Amount unknown because I have never made it so I won't begin to tell you the servings. Note the caculations on the side will be for the entire recipe not single servings.

Provided by drhousespcatcher

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 1 recipe

Number Of Ingredients 14

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3068.1, Fat 203.3, SaturatedFat 70.5, Cholesterol 916.9, Sodium 2245.6, Carbohydrate 299.3, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 257.9, Protein 33

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Blatchinda is also spelled Blachinda, Plachinda, Platchenda, Platchinta, Blachinde, Blagenda, Bladginda, Plachenden. Alfred Opp, who was born in Bessarabia, said they spelled it "Platschenta" in reference to "Platchta" or blanket. These, of course are rounds of (pie) pastry dough filled with a pumpkin/sugar/cinnamon mixture or even a fried onion mixture, the pastry is folded shut and edges crimped, and these are baked in the oven.

Provided by skigb

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 20-24 Bladchindas, 20-24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.8, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 4, Sodium 329.6, Carbohydrate 33.3, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 11.7, Protein 3.1

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The aroma of pumpkin bread baking never fails to whet the appetite. This classic recipe is tender, moist and perfectly spiced and creates a sugary crust around the edges.-Kathleene Baker, Plano, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 loaves (16 slices each).

Number Of Ingredients 12

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 92mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

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