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Empanadas
Empanadas were originally brought to the New world by the Spanish, and it is
now common to all Hispanic countries. It has assumed many various forms, from small dessert empanaditas, the size of ravioli, to the empanada gallega a large meat pie big enough for a whole family. Pastry 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 T. sugar (optional) 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 cup shortening 1/3 cup ice water 1. sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Sugar may be omitted from the dough if you are making meat empanadas. 2. Cut in the shortening. Add enough ice water to hold the dough together. 3. Roll out dough on a slightly floured board to about 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out circles the size desired. (6 inches for meat empanadas 0r 3 inches for little dessert turnovers) 4. Place the filling on half of each circle, leaving an edge all around. Moisten the edge with water. Press together to seal. Flute the sealed edge. top may be brushed with butter or beaten egg. 5. Bake on a lightly greased sheet at 400 deg. for 15-20 min. depending on size. Some cooks prefer them deep fried. Pumpkin filling 2 cups canned pumpkin 2 large or 4 small, cones of piloncillo crushed (or 1/2 c. brown sugar) 1/2 tsp. anise seed or coarse ground nutmeg Cook all ingredients together over medium heat for 20 min. Cool to handle easily and fill prepared pastry. Brush tops with egg white Bake in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Pineapple Filling 1 can (20 oz.) unsweetened pineapple, chunks cut in half, drained (reserve liquid) 2T. cornstarch 3 T. sugar(or to taste) 1/2 c. almonds 1 cup coconut, unsweetened and coarsely shredded. Add water to reserve liquid to make 3/4 cup. blend with cornstarch in a pan. Add sugar, pineapple chunks and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce to simmer and allow to thicken. Stir in almonds and coconut. Cool and fill prepared pastry. Bake 400 degrees for 15 min. Roll in sugar while still warm. From "Adventures in Mexican Cooking" |
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Empanadas
My mom use to cook these but she just called them fried pies. She also
would add a glaze to the fruit pies. Vanilla Glaze 1 Cup Powdered Sugar, Sifted 2 Tbls. Milk 1/8 Tsp. Vanilla Dip the tops of the warm pies in the glaze. Place glaze side up on a rack to cool. She also cooked her fruit filling from scratch, but I have used canned pie fillings as well. -- William Barfieldsr "Linda" > wrote in message news:rzXfb.51669$vj2.40126@fed1read06... > Empanadas were originally brought to the New world by the Spanish, and it is > now > common to all Hispanic countries. It has assumed many various forms, from > small dessert empanaditas, the > size of ravioli, to the empanada gallega a large meat pie big enough for a > whole family. > > Pastry > > 2 cups flour > 2 tsp baking powder > 2 T. sugar (optional) > 1/2 tsp. salt > 1/3 cup shortening > 1/3 cup ice water > > 1. sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Sugar may be omitted from the dough > if you are making meat empanadas. > 2. Cut in the shortening. Add enough ice water to hold the dough together. > 3. Roll out dough on a slightly floured board to about 1/8 inch thickness. > Cut out > circles the size desired. (6 inches for meat empanadas 0r 3 inches for > little dessert turnovers) > 4. Place the filling on half of each circle, leaving an edge all around. > Moisten the edge with water. > Press together to seal. Flute the sealed edge. top may be brushed with > butter or > beaten egg. > 5. Bake on a lightly greased sheet at 400 deg. for 15-20 min. depending on > size. Some cooks > prefer them deep fried. > > Pumpkin filling > > 2 cups canned pumpkin > 2 large or 4 small, cones of piloncillo > crushed (or 1/2 c. brown sugar) > 1/2 tsp. anise seed > or coarse ground nutmeg > > Cook all ingredients together over medium heat for 20 min. > Cool to handle easily and fill prepared pastry. Brush tops with egg white > Bake in 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. > > Pineapple Filling > > 1 can (20 oz.) unsweetened pineapple, chunks cut in half, drained (reserve > liquid) > 2T. cornstarch > 3 T. sugar(or to taste) > 1/2 c. almonds > 1 cup coconut, unsweetened and coarsely shredded. > > Add water to reserve liquid to make 3/4 cup. blend with cornstarch in a > pan. Add > sugar, pineapple chunks and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring > constantly. Reduce to simmer and allow to thicken. > > Stir in almonds and coconut. Cool and fill prepared pastry. > > Bake 400 degrees for 15 min. Roll in sugar while still warm. > > From "Adventures in Mexican Cooking" > > > > > |
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Empanadas
Linda wrote: > > Empanadas were originally brought to the New world by the Spanish, and it is > now > common to all Hispanic countries. It has assumed many various forms, from > small dessert empanaditas, the > size of ravioli, to the empanada gallega a large meat pie big enough for a > whole family. > > Pastry [snip] My son-in-law's family emigrated from Colombia, S.A. to the U.S. sometime around the 1960s to early 70s. His older brother makes a Colombian version of empanada using a coarse masa type dough that's filled with a picadillo mix and deep fried rather than baked. I've asked him for the dough recipe, but so far I haven't been able to wrangle it out of him. I've searched the Internet and come up with a couple of viable candidates but haven't as yet tried 'em to see if they come close. If anyone is familiar this type of fried masa dough empanada, I'd sure like the recipe for the dough... Rich -- Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. -- Albert Einstein Rich McCormack (Poway, CA) Who is Rich McCormack? Find out at... http://home.pacbell.net/macknet/ |
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