Empanadas (turnovers)(baked)

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Shortening
3 tablespoons Sugar
½ cup Milk

Directions

FROM: ARIZONA COOKBOOK

Sift and mix the dry ingredients. Cut in shortenings. Add milk to hold the dough together and beat. Roll dough on slightly floured board into ⅛ in thickness. Cut into rounds (makes about dozen).

Fill with chili, taco meat, fruit mixture, jelly, jam, applesauce.

Use about one to two tablespoons of filling for each turnover.

Moisten the dough edges with cold water. Fold empanada in half and seal edges together by pinching. Bake at 350 about 20 to 30 min.

Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

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