Turnovers are a type of pastry where the clue is in the name. They are made from a piece of pastry - square is a good shape to do this - has a filling placed on it. The dough is then "turned over", sealing the filling in. The turnover is then cooked; they may be either baked or fried.
Turnovers can be either sweet or savoury; in this case, with a cherry filling, they are sweet. The pastry in a sweet turnover tends to be shortcrust or puff. Other types of pastry can be used, and usually are for savoury turnovers. There are a wide range of regional variations that are very similar, such as pasties and calzones.
Cherries tend to be in season at this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, although it is likely that most commercial turnovers will use preserved rather than fresh cherries. A good reason for making your own.
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