Empa¤adas

24 empa¤adas

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups All-purpose Flour
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Jam, preserves, or chopped fresh fruit mixed with
3 tablespoons Oil (for frying)
1 pounds Lean Hamburger
2 Garlic Cloves
2 tablespoons Onion, chopped
¼ cup Fresh Parsley, chopped (or 1 tb dried)
3 tablespoons Seedless Raisins
8 tablespoons Margarine
6 tablespoons Cold Water
1 Egg for glaze sugar, raisins, cinnamon, and chopped nuts.
1 Hard-boiled Egg, minced
10 Green or Black Olives, diced
¼ teaspoon Cumin
Salt
Pepper
2 tablespoons Tomato Sauce

Directions

PASTRY

SWEET FILLING

MEAT FILLING

PREPARE PASTRY: In large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Add cut-up margarine and mix together with fork or pastry blender until dough forms rice-sized bits.

Add a little cold water, stir, then add more water as needed just until dough forms a ball. Turn dough onto a piece of wax paper and press it into a ball. Refrigerate until filling is prepared.

PREPARE FILLING: If using fresh fruit mixture, chop fruit, prepare, and set aside in bowl.

For Meat filling, add oil to frying pan along with chopped onion and pressed garlic. Saut‚ on medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.

Add crumbled ground beef and cook. Add all other ingredients and stir. If needed, add 1 or 2 tablespoons water. Cook together 3 minutes. Remove pan from heat and set aside.

TO FORM EMPA¥ADAS: Lightly grease cookie sheet. Work with a small portion of dough at a time. Using a floured work surface, roll out dough to about ⅛" thickness. Cut dough into rounds, about 4" in diameter.

Put a teaspoon of filling in the center of each dough round. Fold half the dough over, covering the filling and making a half-moon shape. Press a fork, dipped in flour, around dough edges to seal.

Brush top with a beaten egg for glaze.

Bake Empa¤adas in a 400øF oven fro 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm. To prepare ahead, cool on wire racks, then wrap airtight and freeze.

Makes 24 small Empana¤das.

SOURCE: S.H.A.R.E. Colorado Dec. 1994/Jan. 1995 Submitted By SANDRA MAY On 01-14-95

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