Empanadas (turnovers)(fried) Recipe
Yield: 12 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
FROM: ARIZONA COOKBOOK
2 cup: Flour,
1/2 cup: Shortening,
2 T: Sugar,
1/3 cup: Ice water,
2 t: Baking powder,
1 cup: Sugar,
1 t: Salt,
1 T: Cinnamon,
Directions:
Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt into a bowl. Work the
shortening into this as for pastry. Add ice water, using only enough
to hold dough together. Divide dough into 12 even-size pieces. roll
our on floured board to make rounds about 3 to 4 inches in diamete.
Place a spoonful of one of the following fillings on one-half of each
rounds: thick applesauce flavored with cinnamon, any flavor jelly or
jam. Fold the other half of the pastry over the filled half, wetting
the ediges and pressing firmly to seal in the filling. Fry in deep
hot oil until golden brown and drain on paper towel. These empanadas
can also be baked in a 400F oven for 15 to 20 min. While they are
still hot, dip them in a mixture of 1 cup sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon
(makes 12).
Source from luhu.jp
shortening into this as for pastry. Add ice water, using only enough
to hold dough together. Divide dough into 12 even-size pieces. roll
our on floured board to make rounds about 3 to 4 inches in diamete.
Place a spoonful of one of the following fillings on one-half of each
rounds: thick applesauce flavored with cinnamon, any flavor jelly or
jam. Fold the other half of the pastry over the filled half, wetting
the ediges and pressing firmly to seal in the filling. Fry in deep
hot oil until golden brown and drain on paper towel. These empanadas
can also be baked in a 400F oven for 15 to 20 min. While they are
still hot, dip them in a mixture of 1 cup sugar and 1 tbsp cinnamon
(makes 12).
Source from luhu.jp